UPDATE: New York Knicks Make New Karl-Anthony Towns Announcement Before Bulls Game

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On Friday evening, the New York Knicks will host the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks are coming off a 130-119 win over the Memphis Grizzlies (on the road).

Karl-Anthony Towns finished the game with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists and one block while shooting  8/12 from the field in 29 minutes of playing time.

Knicks Make Karl-Anthony Towns Announcement

UPDATE: Karl-Anthony Towns has been ruled out.

Before Friday’s game, the Knicks have announced that Towns has been added to the injury report.

The All-Star forward will be listed as questionable.

Underdog NBA wrote: “Karl-Anthony Towns (elbow) downgraded to questionable Friday.”

Towns is in the middle of another strong season with averages of 20.1 points, 11.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per contest while shooting 49.6% from the field and 36.8% from the three-point range in 72 games.

Towns’ NBA Career

He is in his second year in New York (after nine with the Minnesota Timberwolves).

The former Kentucky star was the first pick in the 2015 NBA Draft after one season of college basketball.

His career averages are 22.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 blocks per contest while shooting 52.1% from the field and 39.7% from three-point range in 717 games.

Towns has made the Conference finals in each of the previous two seasons (2024 with the Timberwolves and 2025 with the Knicks).

Knicks Right Now

The Knicks are in their first season playing under head coach Mike Brown.

They are currently the third seed in the Eastern Conference with a 49-28 record in 77 games.

Over their last ten games, the Knicks have won seven (and they are 27-9 in 36 games at Madison Square Garden).

Following their showdown with the Bulls, they will be headed on the road to visit Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night at State Farm Arena.

The NBA wrote: “5 games left for the Knicks. 1 game above 4th, 2.5 out of 2nd. Major seeding implications for Jalen Brunson and NYK as they host Josh Giddey and CHI at 7:30pm/et on NBA TV 🍿”

Bulls Ahead Of Knicks

The Bulls are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 29-47 record in 76 games.

They have lost five games in a row (and eight out of ten).