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The New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau is famously known for making his players play heavy minutes. The HC mainly relies on his starting lineup for the most amount of games.
Friday night marked Randle’s first game back at Madison Square Garden since the Knicks traded him and Donte DiVincenzo to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the three-team blockbuster that brought center Karl-Anthony Towns to New York.
Four members of the Knicks' starting lineup have been used quite a bit under head coach Tom Thibodeau this season.
As the Knicks lost to the Pistons, there was some worry regarding the finger of Karl-Anthony Towns.
Towns (thumb) will be a game-time call Friday against the Timberwolves, Ian Begley of SportsNet New York reports.
The 7-footer is averaging 25.4 points and 13.9 rebounds per game — second-most in the NBA — in 38 appearances.
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns has a bone chip in his right thumb in addition to the sprain he sustained in Monday's
PHILADELPHIA — The word became official about 90 minutes before game time, but was predictable nearly 48 hours earlier that Karl-Anthony Towns would be out of action Wednesday night as the Knicks took on the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.
Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns has a bone chip in his right thumb to go along with the sprain he suffered in Monday's loss, sources confirmed.