Tom Thibodeau had a cryptic response when asked about Karl-Anthony Towns' status in the Knicks' upcoming road trip.
A lot of things went wrong for the New York Knicks on Sunday, and they suffered an injury scare with their All-Star center late in the fourth quarter of their
New York Knicks guard Josh Hart stood up for his center, Karl-Anthony Towns, who reportedly took time off due to the loss of a close friend to cancer. Towns missed a matchup against the Golden State Warriors,
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But looking at everything with and without Towns, the Knicks are pretty obviously missing a major offensive jolt when he doesn't play (duh). New York averages 109.3 points per game without Towns, and 118.5 points per game with him. That is a tremendous difference.
The Knicks’ first game without Jalen Brunson went as expected: hard-fought until the end, where New York missed its captain and All-Star clutch performer.