Before facing the Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks guard Josh Hart took a shot at Isaiah Hartenstein, his former teammate, and then took a jab at Karl-Anthony Towns, his current. After Towns earned 1.

The Knicks led by at least 20 points for the final 31 minutes as Tom Thibodeau, infamously uncomfortable with large leads, emptied his bench with nine minutes left. It was Randle’s first game against the Knicks since his contract extension talks went nowhere and he was shipped to the Timberwolves for Towns.

When the first round of fan voting for the NBA All-Star rosters was announced Thursday,Karl-Anthony Towns was third in the frontcourt and Jalen Brunson was fourth among guards. The two Knicks likely will make the roster once the player and coach votes are counted.

Karl-Anthony Towns has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December, marking a career-first for the 29-year-old center in his debut season with the New York Knicks. Towns’ dominant month was the driving force behind the Knicks’ impressive 12–2 December record,

Karl-Anthony Towns was coached by Tom Thibodeau for 2 ¹/₂ seasons early in his NBA career in Minnesota, and they didn’t always see eye-to-eye over the young big man’s development. Even before they were reunited with the Knicks,