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.

Missing Karl-Anthony Towns, the New York Knicks dropped their third game in a row on Monday night against the Orlando Magic.

Karl-Anthony Towns missed Monday's loss to the Orlando Magic due to a knee injury suffered in the past week. With concern growing about the team's viability as a top contender in the East, the center did what he needed to do to play.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 13 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 27 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 112-98 on Wednesday night. Josh Hart added 21 points and 11 rebounds while Jalen Brunson had 13 points for the Knicks,

Despite a happy return, the New York Knicks' upcoming interconference clash might be missing a little thunder on their end. Karl-Anthony Towns is listed as ques

In Monday's loss, New York clearly missed their All- NBA center. Not only did they struggle on the boards, but their offense never seemed in sync as well. ... leaving Knicks fans all saying the same thing about KAT's importance.

Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart each posted double-doubles Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who snapped a three-game losing streak by gradually pulling away from the Toronto Raptors for a 112-98 win.

While the Knicks may be judged by measuring sticks, wondering if they are as good as they looked in the recent nine-game winning streak or what went wrong on the three-game losing streak that they carried into Madison Square Garden Wednesday night.

Karl-Anthony Towns missed the last game with a knee issue, but he returned in this game against the Raptors and did not miss a beat. The big man recorded another double-double with 27 points and 13 rebounds.