Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns feeling all the love in Minnesota return
MINNEAPOLIS — For Karl-Anthony Towns, it was a winter wonderland lovefest. The center returned to snowy Minnesota Thursday night, where two video tributes were scheduled as Towns gushed about the “warm feeling” he felt returning to Target Center. One was before tipoff between the Knicks and the Timberwolves, and the other was during the game. […]
Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns doesn’t know what Minnesota greeting will be
ORLANDO — The NBA season is like a dog year. And having nine on the same team is unusual, especially in the era of Adam Silver's player empowerment/movement. From a local perspective, the last player Nick played for nine seasons with the franchise was Allan Houston nearly 20 years ago, but he missed 94 of […]
Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns continues to dominate glass
Karl-Anthony Towns didn't miss a beat on the glass after a one-game hiatus due to a right knee issue. Towns grabbed 15 more rebounds in Monday's road win over the Raptors, making it the fourth consecutive game — and the 10th time already this season — that he has totaled at least that many boards. […]
How John Calipari helped Karl-Anthony Towns get over shock of Knicks trade
TORONTO — The morning after Karl-Anthony Towns was traded by the only NBA team he's ever known, the center received advice from a coach who was managing the emotions of a similarly high-profile transfer. “First of all, I would be surprised if I was an All-Star and got traded. And number two, I would be […]
Karl-Anthony Towns misses Knicks-Pistons matchup
Both Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson were listed as questionable for Saturday night's game against the Pistons, but only one of the Knicks' two leading scorers remained in the lineup. Towns, who missed one game earlier this season with a right knee issue, was late added to the league's official injury report earlier in the […]
Karl-Anthony Towns literally rolled his eyes, clapped back at Mo Wagner in Knicks-Magic
of new york knicks No player is having more fun than Karl-Anthony Towns, who is giving the Orlando Magic an absolute blow in the final night of NBA Cup group play on Tuesday. Towns had another 20-10 game to power the Knicks' offense, maximizing his scoring ability by knocking down threes and hitting tough shots […]
Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony lead Knicks to win over Suns
PHOENIX — There's something about this arena for Jalen Brunson. A year after dropping his first 50-shot bomb in Phoenix, the Knicks point guard had his best performance of the season with 36 points and 10 assists, defeating the Suns 138-122 on Wednesday. Brunson went 12-of-21 (including 3-of-11), and Karl-Anthony Towns (34 points, 10 boards, […]
Nets’ lack of size exposed by Karl-Anthony Towns’ return in loss to Knicks
The Nets couldn't stop Karl-Anthony Towns. They couldn't finish at the rim. And they couldn't break the slide against the Knicks. Brooklyn lost more than it lost on Sunday when it lost 114-104 to the Knicks in front of a sellout crowd of 19,812. Two nights after nearly pulling off an upset against the Towns-less […]
Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns dealing with new injury concern after hard spill
Karl-Anthony Towns returned from an injury and suffered another injury. On Monday, with the next game against the Wizards looming, Towns gave a positive but vague answer about his availability. “That's always the plan: to play,” Towns said. Towns, who finished with 26 points and 15 boards, took a hard spill late in the third […]
Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks roll to drama-less win over Nets
In the rematch, the Knicks easily beat the Nets. Overcoming Jalen Brunson's day off, the home team was buoyed by the return of Karl-Anthony Towns and rode a strong performance from OG Anunoby to a 114-104 victory over the Nets on Sunday. The Knicks (7-6) led for the final three quarters and beat the Nets […]