Karl-Anthony Towns' New York Knicks, holding third place in the Eastern Conference, face Western leaders Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite being listed as "questionable" due to knee tendinopathy, Towns is expected to play,

Karl-Anthony Towns' playing status in uncertain for Friday's Knicks-Thunder matchup as he tends to a right knee ailment.

Despite a happy return, the New York Knicks' upcoming interconference clash might be missing a little thunder on their end. Karl-Anthony Towns is listed as ques

The New York Knicks have been struggling lately. They have lost four of their last five games and were flat-out embarrassed on their home floor against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.

Towns, who had 17 points and 22 rebounds in the loss, received roughly 1.1 million votes in the first returns of the fan All-Star ballot, the third-highest in the East behind just Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum. Last year with the Timberwolves, Towns only accumulated just 139,642 votes in the first round of fan voting.

Towns has been dealing with a knee injury suffered during the team's weekend stretch of losses to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Chicago Bulls. It caused him to miss Monday's 104-93 loss to the Orlando Magic. Even if he tried his best to return to action at home.

The Dallas Mavericks are set to host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. Kyrie Irving did not play in the Mavericks’ 119-116 defeat against the Pelicans in New Orleans on Wednesday, but will the Mavs star return on Friday?