"NEW YORK -- Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns revealed he is dealing with a Grade 2 quad strain, which led to his "will he or won't he" status in the hours leading up to Wednesday night's season-opening 119-111 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden. Shortly before gametime, Towns declared himself fit to play, then scored 19 points and 12 rebounds in 31 minutes in a matchup between the two favorites in the Eastern Conference."
""I've been banged up, and I really haven't gotten a chance to practice or play in the last two preseason games," Towns said before revealing the severity of his quad strain. "I didn't want to disappoint the fans. It's not something that's easy to deal with, [but] we made it happen tonight." When asked if he was in pain while playing, Towns said: "It was hurting, for sure." He didn't let on whether it would affect his availability for Friday's game against the Boston Celtics."
Karl-Anthony Towns is dealing with a Grade 2 quad strain that resulted in late-game-status uncertainty before the season-opening 119-111 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden. Towns declared himself fit shortly before tip and played 31 minutes, finishing with 19 points and 12 rebounds despite early foul trouble. He acknowledged pain while playing and did not commit to availability for Friday's game at Boston. The Knicks were already without Mitchell Robinson (load management) and Josh Hart (back). Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points for Cleveland and briefly gave them a fourth-quarter lead before the Knicks answered with a 14-0 run to pull ahead.
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