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 Chuck's 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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Karl-Anthony Towns continued his sensational debut season in New York with 44 points in the Knicks' 149-148 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, but he nearly threw the game away at the end of regulation with a boneheaded inbound pass in the waning seconds.

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

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.

Sunday's 118-105 decision dropped them to 0-7 against the leading squads of the NBA (Boston, Cleveland, Oklahoma City) and their first instance of consecutive lost games since Jan. 3-6. A tense afternoon became downright horrifying when Karl-Anthony Towns limped to TD Garden's visitors' bench as Boston began its final push forward to victory.

Karl-Anthony Towns has the opportunity to lead the Knicks to new heights and prove himself as a dominant force in the NBA. The Knicks last won the NBA championship in the 1972-73