Karl-Anthony Towns is learning from one of the best — Patrick Ewing. “How dope is that s—? It’s dope as hell,” Towns said. “The blessing and the fact that I can say that I was on a bus with Patrick Ewing and going to games and we talk a bunch and to be around a legend like that.

If the New York Knicks are going to make some noise this postseason, Karl-Anthony Towns has to play well. Towns, 29, has fulfilled his end of the bargain on off

According to insider Alan Hahn, Towns is dealing with a knee issue that’s been bothering him for a while. “The knee is not good, but he’s fighting through it. He wants to play,” Hahn said. The ex- Minnesota Timberwolves have shown resilience with this injury; if you want a tough guy, it seems New York found their guy.