Karl-Anthony Towns forced Nikola Jokic into early foul trouble, while Jalen Brunson led the New York Knicks’ late surge to secure their fifth straight victory. With the three-time NBA MVP sidelined, the Knicks ran away with a 122-112 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Randle played his heart out for the Knicks, but this new version of their offense is much more potent without his low post scoring clogging up the paint. Jalen Brunson has room to breathe, and he can conserve his energy more with Towns, O.G. Anunoby, and Mikal Bridges all added to the team.

Before losing to the Dallas Mavericks 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals, the Minnesota Timberwolves stunningly beat the 2023 NBA champion Nuggets in a massive Game 7 comeback. Aside from Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards ' heroics, Towns' shocking defensive performance set the tone for what the Knicks see in the 2024-25 season.

About 30 minutes before the Golden State Warriors tipped off against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night, Draymond Green found time to do Draymond Green things, sending out what is surely meant to be a constructive message to New York Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns.

New York Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby react to the team's big win over the Nuggets, including Nikola Jokic's comments that they are title contenders.

The four-time Golden State Warriors champion questioned how Karl-Anthony Towns was guarding Nikola Jokic during the New York Knicks win.

The New York Knicks are having one of the best seasons this year. With 31 wins and 16 losses, Karl-Anthony Towns and co. are looking like one of the favorites to lift the NBA title. And a large ...

Here’s the full 2025 NBA All-Star roster, explained after the reserves were announced.

No other Knicks are joining Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson in San Francisco. Despite a late fan- and media-driven push to get Josh Hart on the All-Star team, the Knicks were shut out of the reserves.

Coaches selected the reserves after the 10 names for the starters pool were announced last week through a combination of fan voting (50%), media voting (25%) and active player voting (25%).

For the second year in a row, the NBA All-Star Game will not feature a player from the Chicago Bulls. Zach LaVine — a two-time All-Star in 2021 and ’22 — was passed over Thursday for a reserve spot in the Eastern Conference despite ranking 10th in the East in scoring (24 points per game) and shooting 51.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.