Yes, the selections of the Knicks’ point guard and teammate Karl-Anthony Towns as starters for the Eastern Conference in next month’s All-Star Game in San Francisco are individual accolades.
The New York Knicks finally have the moment they’ve been waiting for since 1975. For the first time since Earl Monroe and Clyde Frazier represented the franchise as All-Star starters, New York has two once again.
For the first time in nearly a half-century, the Knicks have two All-Star starters. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Among the top candidates who weren’t named to the All-Star Game are Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen, Atlanta’s Trae Young, Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball, Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Chicago’s Zach LaVine, Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis, Phoenix’s Devin Booker and Dallas’ Kyrie Irving.
For the first time in f 50 years, the New York Knicks will have two of their players starting an All-Star Game. Point guard Jalen Brunson and center Karl-Anthony Towns are the first Knicks duo to get the starting nod in the NBA’s mid-season spectacle since team legends and Hall of Famers Walt Clyde
A deep field of All-Star contenders meant there were a bunch of players that felt snubbed by Thursday’s announcement of reserves.
Guard Jalen Brunson and center Karl-Anthony Towns were named starters for the Eastern Conference squad for this season’s NBA All-Star Game.
Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.
The Knicks will have two representatives in the starting lineup during the NBA All-Star Game on Feb 16. in San Francisco, Calif.
Jalen Brunson, who was born in New Brunswick and was snubbed as a starter last year, will start in the backcourt, while Piscataway native and former St. Joe’s-Metuchen big man Karl-Anthony Towns will start in the frontcourt. The game is set for Feb. 16 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is an apparent All-Star both on and off the court. The NBA announced on Friday that Brunson was the winner of December
The Oklahoma City Thunder won’t just have one player present on All-Star Sunday. Forward Jalen Williams will make his NBA All-Star Game debut Feb. 16 in San Francisco.