Stewart said that she got a signed basketball for her troubles.

Martha Stewart says this famous athlete broke her toe at a Knicks game: ‘I told his parents’

Stewart said that she got a signed basketball for her troubles.

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Martha Stewart; Jalen Brunson. Credit:

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Martha Stewart learned a valuable lesson this year: never wear open-toed shoes while sitting courtside.

The lifestyle mogul attended game one of the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks in May. She wore open-toed sandals while sitting close to the action and instantly regretted it after Knicks guard Jalen Brunson "came crashing down" on her.

"I have the Brunson fracture," she told Jimmy Fallon on a recent episode of *The Tonight Show.* "He stepped on my big toe on this foot."

Martha Stewart attends the game between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks during game one of the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals.

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The accident happened with five minutes left in the game, but the match went into overtime, preventing Stewart from getting up sooner. She said she "immediately" knew her toe was broken. Stewart joked that she could only wear open-toed shoes now that she hurt her foot.

When Brunson fell on her, Stewart said he wasn't sweating and was "cool as a cucumber" despite playing in the high-stakes finals. The *Entertaining *author said the athlete wasn't aware that he had injured her, but she later discussed the incident with his parents.

"I told his parents," she said. "I met his parents. ... And they were laughing. They thought it was so funny. All I got out of it was a signed basketball for my grandchild."

Jalen Brunson accidentally stepped on Martha Stewart's big toe.

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The Knicks went on to lose the Eastern Conference Finals to the Pacers in game six. Despite their last interaction, Stewart remarked that Brunson was "doing really well" this season.

Watch the full interview with Martha Stewart on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon* below.

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