New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson gets the nod to host the 'Saturday Night Live' season premiere

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1. Selim: this is a pleasant surprise to see Brunson branching out like this
2. Ninadumontxo: never thought I'd see an NBA star hosting SNL but Brunson's got charisma
3. Grim Beacon: it seems like SNL is really pushing the sports angle now though - love seeing Brunson get this opportunity but wonder if they're just phoning it in with these athlete hosts
4. Marekkim: never thought we'd get to this point but i'm genuinely down for it
5. Hollow Sparrow: i've said it before, brunson's charisma is the real MVP let's see if his hosting gig brings some much-needed fresh faces to SNL
6. Milana: never thought id see a pro athlete's hosting stint do more for their image than their actual career
7. Yaraadeyemi: it's awesome to see athletes who don't just dominate on their respective fields also trying out hosting duties
8. Irisa: no surprise he got that gig, just hope his game face doesn't photobomb the whole monologue
9. Fathom Specter: Brunson's hosting stint seems like a marketing dream for the Knicks, wonder if he'll get to do some game-centric bits
10. Ava: Brunson's hosting gig has me thinking: can we finally put the " athlete as actor" debate to rest after this season? Given the track record of athlete-hosts, I
11. Zoe: interesting to see athletes crossing over like this but does Brunson have any hosting experience outside of game-day locker room speeches?
12. Cipher Lynx: still thinking it's low-key strange that athletes keep getting these hosting gigs, but i guess brunson must have a killer funny bone to bring this up a tier?

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