Acquired in a blockbuster preseason trade that sent Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, and a first-round pick to Minnesota, Towns has unlocked new dimensions in New York’s offense with his ability to stretch the floor playing the stretch five at Madison Square Garden.

After having a phenomenal scoring night against the Milwaukee Bucks, fans are curious if Karl-Anthony Towns is playing against the Pistons.

Karl-Anthony Towns has a bone chip in his sprained right thumb, Stefan Bondy of The New York Post reports. The injury came on Monday, when Towns' New York Knicks lost to the Detroit Pistons. Towns smacked his hand on the backboard during a drive,

Monday’s game was reminiscent of the Knicks’ Jan. 3 loss in Oklahoma City, when the Thunder outscored them, 37-19, in the fourth quarter, and of a Jan. 4 loss in Chicago, when the Bulls outscored them, 38-17 in the third quarter.

Towns has missed the Knicks' last two games after injuring his Thumb during a Jan. 13 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The star center played through discomfort, posting 26 points and 12 rebounds on 7-of-17 shooting from the field, 4-of-9 from three and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line. He declined to say whether he underwent X-rays following the loss.

Whereas most play with a chip on their shoulder, New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns will operate with one in his thumb. Per Stefan Bondy and Peter Botte of

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns has a bone chip in his right thumb in addition to the sprain he sustained in Monday's

Towns is dealing with a thumb ailment ahead of Knicks-Timberwolves, and New York can't afford to be without him much longer.

Karl-Anthony Towns missed his second straight game because of a sprained right thumb, sitting out against his former team when the New York Knicks hosted Minnesota on Friday night.

On several occasions during the Knicks' 124-119 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday night, Karl-Anthony Towns was seen holding his right thumb and doubled over in apparent pain.