NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns missed his second straight game because of a sprained right thumb, sitting out against his former team when the New York Knicks hosted Minnesota on Friday night.

with the swelling in his thumb needing to subside before he can return. "We'll see where he is [Thursday]," Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said of Towns' status during his pregame news conference.

As he ran back upcourt, Towns grimaced in pain, held his thumb behind his back and motioned to the bench that his thumb was injured. Towns finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Asked after the ...

He was originally listed as questionable for Wednesday night's game in Philadelphia, the swelling in his thumb proved too much to play through. His status for Friday's home matchup against the ...

He is still dealing with the sprain, but it was swelling in ... in that right thumb would obviously make it harder for Towns to keep shooting at that level, so his pain tolerance will be essential ...

Afterward, Towns said the thumb injury "is what it is," and after initially being listed as questionable to play Wednesday against the reeling Philadelphia 76ers, he was eventually ruled out before ...

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After initially being listed as questionable to play Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers, he was eventually ruled out before the game because his thumb had noticeable swelling. “We’ll see ...

The Knicks are hoping that Karl-Anthony Towns will be a thumb-up for Wednesday’s game in Philadelphia. The four-time All-Star has been listed as questionable against the 76ers after suffering ...