At 29-16, New York is on pace for their second straight 50-win season. A big part of that has been that Towns has played consistently all year. And has been just as great off the court with his teammates.

Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.

Towns is dealing with a thumb ailment ahead of Knicks-Timberwolves, and New York can't afford to be without him much longer.

Yes, the selections of the Knicks’ point guard and teammate Karl-Anthony Towns as starters for the Eastern Conference in next month’s All-Star Game in San Francisco are individual accolades.

For the first time in nearly a half-century, the Knicks have two All-Star starters. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.

The Timberwolves fumbled it all, says Kendrick Perkins, due to their decision to trade away Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored eight points down the stretch and finished with 17 as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-95.

When the New York Knicks made a massive trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves to acquire Karl-Anthony Towns, the expectations for

Karl-Anthony Towns has lived up to his advertised billing over the last three months with the New York Knicks.

New York is on pace for their second straight 50-win season and are currently 29-16 on the year. With Towns and captain Jalen Brunson becoming the first duo in decades to be named All-Star starters, the sky appears to be the limit for the Knicks.

Towns has missed the Knicks' last two games after injuring his Thumb during a Jan. 13 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The star center played through discomfort, posting 26 points and 12 rebounds on 7-of-17 shooting from the field, 4-of-9 from three and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line. He declined to say whether he underwent X-rays following the loss.