Karl-Anthony Towns likely is the player the Knicks can least do without, especially with Mitchell Robinson still unable to practice.

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is questionable to face his former team Friday with a sprained right thumb, while Minnesota's Donte DiVincenzo will miss his return to Madison Square Garden with a toe injury.

Donte DiVincenzo, who recently moved into the Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup, is out indefinitely with a big toe injury.

Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo is out indefinitely due to left big toe injury and will receive additional opinion, sources tell ESPN. DiVincenzo’s foot has been placed in a

Karl-Anthony Towns is playing through the pain. The Knicks listed their All-Star center as probable for Tuesday’s back-to-back matchup against the Nets, despite a lingering right thumb sprain. Towns initially sustained the injury during a Jan.

Recall that in a bold offseason trade, the Knicks sent Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Keita Bates-Diop and a heavily protected first-round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves to bring Towns to Madison Square Garden.

Even Shaq has been well impressed with the way Karl-Anthony Towns has been playing for the Knicks this season.

The Wolves’ ability to overwhelm teams with a double-big lineup of Towns and Gobert is gone as Randle isn’t a floor spacer and isn’t a true big. He’s a wrecking ball power forward who is best with the ball in his hands.

The Timberwolves are a different team from last season as a trade involving Karl-Anthony Towns was one of the biggest mo

The New York Knicks are in a position unfamiliar to anyone who wasn't around for the Patrick Ewing era—or perhaps the 1970s. After decades of inconsistency, New York has officially made the leap to true contender status.