The New York Knicks won’t have Karl-Anthony Towns when the team takes on the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Towns — who was initially questionable due to a calf injury — was ruled out for the contest, head coach Mike Brown revealed Sunday.
Following Friday’s game — a 146-112 win over the Utah Jazz — there was some uncertainty over Towns’ injury. Brown was asked about Towns receiving treatment on his calf during the game. Brown said he was unaware of that situation and said no one mentioned it to him during the game. Towns’ minutes were limited in the contest, but that was likely due to the Knicks jumping out to a big lead over Utah.
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Towns finished Friday’s game with 18 points and nine rebounds in just over 22 minutes. Towns is averaging 33 minutes per game this season.
Towns was able to put up some shots ahead of Sunday’s game, but will ultimately be held out of the contest due to the injury.
Towns, 30, is out to yet another strong start and is averaging 22.5 points and 11.9 rebounds in 22 games with the Knicks. His contributions have New York out to a 15-7 start, good for second in the Eastern Conference.
The Magic are also out to a decent start, sitting at 14-9 entering Sunday’s game.