First, the Knicks could breathe a sigh of relief.

After imaging and more tests, the injury suffered by Jalen Brunson in the final minutes of Wednesday’s loss to Orlando was diagnosed as a Grade 1 sprain of the right ankle, according to a source. It was as good of an outcome as they could hope for after he hobbled off the court and directly to the locker room, leaving Madison Square Garden in a walking boot with crutches.

And after they exhale, maybe Mike Brown could dial his old friend, Tom Thibodeau, and commiserate.

Thibodeau spent his five seasons in New York much like he spent the prior stops in his coaching career, trying to milk every bit out of his players for every minute — every second — until the final seconds ticked away. And then he absorbed the slings and arrows from crit

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