​High school sweethearts Jalen and Ali Brunson were joined by family, including former NBA player Rick Brunson, on the ESPYS red carpetThe pair married in 2023 and share a daughter born in July 2024Jalen won the ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete and thanked his family for their sacrifices in his speechJalen Brunson and Ali Marks Brunson have a lovely evening in store at the 2026 ESPYS.The couple stunned in color-coordinated looks and blackout shades on the red carpet before walking arm-in-arm into the ceremony, which took place at New York City’s David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on July 15.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOnce inside the theater, they were joined by other sports A-listers, including Olympian Eileen Gu, who was spotted introducing herself to Jalen and Ali before taking a picture with the Knicks star.Jalen Brunson and Ali Marks Brunson attend the ESPYS at New York City’s David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on July 15.Credit: Mike Coppola/GettyThe New York Knicks point guard, 29, was nominated for three ESPY Awards: Best Male Athlete, Best NBA Player and Best Championship Performance following his role in the Knicks’ victory in the 2026 NBA Championship Finals, their first since 1973.Jalen was previously nominated for Best College Athlete at the 2018 ESPYS following a powerful junior year at Villanova University.Jalen and Ali, who wed at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago in July 2023, began their romance as high school sweethearts: They first started dating in October 2013 in their shared town of Lincolnshire, Ill., before going long distance during their respective college journeys.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThey share one daughter, Jordyn James Brunson, who was born in July 2024.In a February interview with PEOPLE, Ali revealed that while she knew her future husband was bound to go pro since their high school days, his success in the NBA has done nothing to shift his personality and priorities.“But then he’s always been his goofy self, and so that has not changed at all. It’s been, honestly, an amazing experience because he has always been true to us and to himself,” she told PEOPLE. “He has just exploded in New York, but it has not changed who he is.”Erica Brunson, Rick Brunson, Sandra Brunson, Jalen Brunson and Ali Marks Brunson.Credit: Arturo Holmes/FilmMagicThis year, the pair was also joined by several other members of the Brunson family on the ESPYS red carpet, including Jalen’s father, former NBA player and current NBA coach Rick Brunson, as well as his mother Sandra and sister Erica.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFollow your favorite athletes on and off the field with PEOPLE’s free sports newsletter — sign up now!As of publication time, Brunson has won the ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete. The athlete began his speech by thanking his family for “sacrificing everything, day in and day out.”Read the original article on People