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Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t expect to make it to Barclays Center on Friday night. But he followed the wishes of his father, Karl Sr., who is recovering from a medical procedure, and dropped 26 points with 15 rebounds in a 93-92 win over the Nets. “I wasn’t going to play. My pops was adamant he wanted me to play,” said Towns, who was listed as questionable for personal reasons before tipoff. “So I said I would. So I showed up just for the game to play. I’m going to head right back out and go be with him again for the road to recovery.” Karl Sr., a former star at Monmouth University, is a mainstay at his son’s games, frequently flying commercial to follow the Knicks on road trips. Towns lost his mother, Jacqueline Cruz, to COVID-19 in 2020. Sources said Karl Sr.’s medical issue is not life-threatening.
Stefan Bondy: Karl-Anthony Towns will play tonight against the Nets. He was listed as questionable for personal reasons.
Stefan Bondy: Karl-Anthony Towns has been added to the injury report for tonight's game against the Nets. He's now QUESTIONABLE for personal reasons. Josh Hart remains OUT with a sore knee. Jalen Brunson, who missed the last game, is available. Time to bet the over on Robinson rebounds.
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Jose Alvarado is featured in a new AT&T commercial alongside Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Patrick Ewing and John Starks. It’s the first commercial for Alvarado. “That’s what New York can do for you: get you in commercials,” Alvarado said. “My agent called me and said, ‘We’ve got a special thing, do you want to be in a commercial?’ I said ‘Yeah,’ I didn’t know who was going to be in the commercial at first. But the commercial came out pretty dope.”
The Dominican Republic appeared to be shortchanged by the home plate umpire, who proceeded to call two questionable third strikes on Juan Soto and Geraldo Perdomo — with Perdomo's at-bat being the last of the game — en route to a 2-1 win for Team USA, who are now headed to the WBC final. After the game, the Knicks star, who has represented Dominican Republic in FIBA competition, expressed his disagreement over the way his home country was knocked out of the WBC in animated fashion “Hell yeah, that was a ball, man! That was some bulls**t. They should have had a chance. They had Tatis Jr. coming up. Come on, man,” Towns told reporters, via Knicks Videos on SNY on X (formerly Twitter).
Stefan Bondy: Karl-Anthony Towns is not on the injury report for tomorrow’s game against the Warriors. He’ll play after missing last night. Josh Hart, who missed two games in a row with knee soreness, is QUESTIONABLE. Jeremy Sochan is also QUESTIONABLE w/ an illness
Dustin Dopirak: Mike Brown says Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart and Jeremy Sochan are all out. They were doubtful going into the game.
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What's your level of concern after losing three of four? You haven't been in a stretch like this since late January. Karl-Anthony Towns: I know there'll be noise, but at the end of the day, we just have to continue to worry about what's in this locker room, stay in the present, continue to worry about what we can control, and continue to find ways to get better. I think we found ways to get better in these last two games. I know it sounds weird, but I think we have to build off the things we've been doing well, and the things we haven't done well, we obviously have to correct. But there's a recipe there for success, and we just have to continue to work on the formula.
NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Devin Booker (PHX), Luka Dončić (LAL), Anthony Edwards (MIN), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC), Jrue Holiday (POR) and Kawhi Leonard (LAC) East: Bam Adebayo (MIA), Paolo Banchero (ORL), Jalen Johnson (ATL) and Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK)
Ian Begley: Mike Brown commends Knicks’ weak-side defense and ability to keep the ball out of middle of floor/challenge threes after NYK’s dominant win over Spurs. Brown also notes 22 2nd chance points for NYK off of 18 offensive rebs. Karl-Anthony Towns had team-high five offense rebounds.