Is Jalen Brunson an Eagles fan?
Yes. In his own words, Jalen Brunson is a Philadelphia Eagles fan.
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“I’m an Eagles fan.”
In a recent video posted by the Philadelphia 76ers’ X handle, Brunson declared:
EssentiallySports, February 17, 2024. Backed by Sportskeeda (2024), Heavy (2026) and NBC Sports Philadelphia (2020).
Last checked November 4, 2026: the quote still matched the page word for word.
What has Jalen Brunson said about the Philadelphia Eagles?
The plainest statement came in a video posted by the Philadelphia 76ers' X account, which EssentiallySports covered on February 17, 2024. In it, Brunson declared, "I'm an Eagles fan." The 76ers posted it, so the clip came out of Philadelphia's own channels rather than a New York interview, which is a little unusual for a player who by then had been with the Knicks since 2022.
The sentiment turned up again later. In August 2024, Sportskeeda quoted him as saying, "The one thing me and New Yorkers don't have in common is our favorite football team –– but the one thing we do have in common is we both beat him." And in July 2026, Heavy quoted him saying, "I'm going to write Go Birds on it." That is his own wording about the Eagles, and it fits the 2024 statement without adding anything to it.
Did Jalen Brunson grow up an Eagles fan?
Brunson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on August 31, 1996. According to Wikipedia, the family first settled in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, but moved several times before settling in the Chicago area in 2010, where he played high school basketball at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. None of the sources tie his Eagles fandom to those years.
When did Jalen Brunson become an Eagles fan?
The earliest account places it in college. NBC Sports Philadelphia wrote on December 18, 2020, that Brunson "grew up in Illinois but spent the 2015 through 2018 seasons at Villanova, where he played on two national championship teams and became an avid Eagles fan." Villanova sits in the Philadelphia area, and his time there lines up with that description. The fandom is listed as current from 2020 through July 2026, and no source suggests it has ended or is in dispute.
Which other athletes are Eagles fans?
Several other players have been tied to the Eagles. Karl-Anthony Towns and Kyle Lowry have each said so in their own words. Tyrese Maxey and Kahleah Copper are listed as fans on the basis of reports rather than their own statements. Kobe Bryant, who died in 2020, said so in his own posts on X.
Questions people ask
Is Jalen Brunson an Eagles fan?
Yes. He said "I'm an Eagles fan" in a video posted by the 76ers' X account, as covered by EssentiallySports in February 2024.
Does Jalen Brunson like the Philadelphia Eagles?
By his own account, yes. He has called himself an Eagles fan and, per Heavy in July 2026, said "I'm going to write Go Birds on it."
When did Jalen Brunson become an Eagles fan?
NBC Sports Philadelphia reported in December 2020 that he became an avid Eagles fan during his years at Villanova, from 2015 through 2018.
Which other athletes are Eagles fans?
Karl-Anthony Towns and Kyle Lowry have said they are, and Kobe Bryant said so in his own posts on X. Tyrese Maxey and Kahleah Copper have been reported as fans.