Brandon Leray Rush (born July 7, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player.

Rush returned to Kansas in May 2007, after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a pickup game.

On October 27, 2010, it was reported that Rush had, in fact, suffered the ACL injury during an illegal workout conducted by Rodney Heard, director of East Coast scouting for the New York Knicks; Isiah Thomas, then-president of the Knicks, is said to have known of the secret workouts.

Rush verified the allegation, and severe sanctions were expected to be levied against the Knicks organization.

He was named Most Valuable Player in the national semifinal game against North Carolina, with 25 points and 7 rebounds.

He was then traded to the Indiana Pacers, along with Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts, for Jerryd Bayless and Ike Diogu.

On December 19, 2011, Rush was traded to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Louis Amundson.

[12] In a game against the Memphis Grizzlies on November 2, 2012, Rush injured his left knee landing awkwardly after being fouled in the air by Zach Randolph.

[15] On July 22, 2014, Rush signed a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, returning to the franchise for a second stint.

[18] On November 28, 2015, he started at small forward against the Sacramento Kings in place of the injured Harrison Barnes.

[24] On November 21, 2019, Rush returned to action and signed overseas with Greek Basket League club Larisa[25] for the remainder of the 2019–2020 season.