Towns has been dealing with a knee injury suffered during the team's weekend stretch of losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Chicago Bulls. It caused him to miss Monday's 104-93 loss to the Orlando Magic. Even if he tried his best to return to action at home.

The New York Knicks appeared to have dodged a medical bullet, as one insider hints that KAT's injury is but a scratch. SNY Knicks insider Ian Begley had some good news for fans worried Karl-Anthony Towns,

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, 29, who has been dealing with a right knee injury, sat out his team's 103-94 loss to the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden on Monday, the club's third straight defeat after a nine-game winning streak.