Coming into today's matchup vs the Hawks, the Knicks had listed Karl-Anthony Towns as questionable and they have just released his official playing status for t

Karl-Anthony Towns (thumb) will play, Knicks say. Josh Hart (neck) will also play, team says.Source: Twitter @IanBegley What’s the buzz on Twitter? Ball Don’t Lie

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.

For the game, the Knicks could be without one of their best players, as Karl-Anthony Towns is on the injury report. The four-time NBA All-Star has missed each of the previous two games, so this would be his third straight out of action (if he doesn't play).

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.

The dumbest “controversy” sprouted up on Wednesday, when Philadelphia Eagles fan and New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns wore a shirt supporting the Birds while he was on the bench with an injury. Fans roasted the heck out of him. And in the second half of the Knicks’ eventual win, he changed his shirt.

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns sat out Friday night's loss to his former team, the Timberwolves, marking his second straight missed game due to a bone chip and sprained thumb.

The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks based in part because they craved flexibility.

Jalen Brunson had 26 points and Cam Payne scored all 18 of his points in a span of 4:17, but the Knicks couldn't keep up with the Timberwolves.