Averaging 24.7 points and 13.4 rebounds, Towns was named to his 5th NBA All-Star Game, where he will play for Charles Barkley's team, Chuck's Global Stars. Towns' girlfriend, Jordyn Woods, also made her way to San Francisco,

It was the debut of the new All-Star mini-tournament format: four teams, three games, first to 40 points wins. Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns each had six points for the Global Stars. Darius Garland,

Along with the superstar big man, Guerschon Yabusele (eye) will also miss this game against New York, which makes Philadelphia shorthanded in the frontcourt once again. Andre Drummond will likely have to shoulder the load in the paint against Karl-Anthony Towns and company.

What better way to spend Sunday than watching NBA action on the ESPN family of networks. ABC kicks off the day with a doubleheader featuring Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks heading to Boston to take on Jayson Tatum,

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The Knicks outlasted the Hawks on Wednesday night in a thrilling final game before the All-Star break for both teams.

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) and Atlanta Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye (18) battle for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 12

For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as Karl-Anthony Towns is on the injury report. Towns is averaging 24.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 53.

Towns has been battling a knee ailment this season. He aggravated his knee while driving to the basket with nine minutes remaining in Sunday's 118-105 loss to the Boston Celtics. He limped to the locker room but surprisingly returned with the Knicks down 18 with four minutes remaining.

The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers have released their injury report for Wednesday's matchup. Will Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns play?

Feb 23, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) controls the ball while Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) defends during the first half at TD Garden. The Knicks fell to the Boston Celtics 118-105 on Sunday. In the process, Towns got hurt and limped to the bench.