Aaron Judge talks Knicks and fellow captain, Jalen Brunson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The captain of the Yankees wishes he could see more of the captain of the Knicks, but he has been impressed with what he has seen.Apart from Games 3 and 6 of the first round of the NBA playoffs — which were both in Detroit — each Knicks playoff game has coincided with a Yankees game.

The Yankees were playing again Saturday on the other side of the country as the Knicks hosted Game 3 of the second round against the Celtics at the Garden, where they suffered a lopsided 115-93 loss.“It’s been tough to catch a game,” Judge said before Saturday’s 11-7 loss to the A’s at Sutter Health Park.“But I’ve been seeing the highlights, seeing what they’re doing.

It’s impressive, especially going up against Boston.They just won it, the former champs.“And for [the Knicks] to have a two-game lead, it’s pretty impressive.

They’ve been up.They’ve been down big.

Come back with some great clutch plays at the end on the offensive side and defensive side.I wish we could catch a game.”Judge met Jalen Brunson last year when Brunson threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a game in The Bronx.

Arguably the two most popular athletes in New York talked on the field for several minutes, not enough time to truly get to know each other but enough time for Brunson to make an impression.“Seems like a great guy,” said Judge, who himself was a high school basketball star in Northern California.“He also had his whole family there, which I think speaks volumes about the type of person he is.

He’s a family man.“He was just cool, calm and collected on the field, which is kind of how he is out there on the basketball court.”In some ways, Judge and Brunson are similar as players who established themselves as standouts before pushing themselves to a different echelon.Judge — an All-Star and Rookie of the Year in his second taste of the majors — essentially has eliminated any weakness from his game over the years and now is bette...