New York Knicks star and longtime Law & Order: SVU fan Jalen Brunson will guest star on the upcoming 28th season of the venerable NBC crime drama.
Brunson will appear in Season 28’s fifth episode, scheduled to air at 9 p.m. November 5. His role is being kept under wraps.
The casting reunites Brunson with SVU star, Knicks superfan and recent Emmys host Mariska Hargitay. The Knicks point guard appeared in the show’s pretaped opening musical number with Hargitay, along with a slew of dancers and extras.
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“It’s just a lot of pressure. Have you ever felt like you had millions of eyes on you and it all comes down to one night?” Hargitay asked Brunson in the skit as she steamed her dress and he was steaming his jersey.
“Seriously?” he asked. “Hey, Jalen, it’s just me. I don’t have anyone to step it in for me,” Hargitay replied, referring to the Knicks’ iconic game-winning tip-in by OG Anunoby in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs.
Brunson also is set to host the Season 52 premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 26 with musical guest Katseye. And of course, he’ll back on NBC and Peacock when the World Champion Knicks open their season on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden against LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Law & Order: SVU is the longest-running primetime drama series in TV history and chronicles the lives of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, an elite squad of detectives who investigate crimes of sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence.
In addition to Hargitay, Ice T, Peter Scanavino, Kelli Giddish, Kevin Kane, Aimé Donna Kelly and Corey Cott also star.
Dick Wolf is creator and executive producer. Michelle Fazekas, Mariska Hargitay, Kenneth Brown, Rebeccca McGill, Anastasia Puglisi and Peter Jankowski executive produce.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment.
Season 28 of Law & Order: SVU premieres at 9 p.m. Thursday, October 8, immediately preceding the launch of the 26th season of Law & Order at 10 p.m.
