Knicks make concerning Karl-Anthony Towns injury announcement before Game 5 vs. Pacers

Billy Heyen

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The New York Knicks can't afford to be missing anyone.

But Karl-Anthony Towns' status for Game 5 vs. the Indiana Pacers is in a bit of doubt.

The star center is on the official injury report with "questionable" status due to a left knee contusion.

KAT appeared to injure the left knee in the fourth quarter Tuesday night when he collided with Aaron Nesmith.

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Towns finished the game, but the Knicks lost to fall behind 3-1 in the series.

Afterward, he said, "I'm only thinking about the loss, I'm not thinking about (an injury) right now."

The Knicks are in a tricky spot if Towns is unable to play. They can give Mitchell Robinson big minutes at center, and he has been effective this series, but that's a huge blow to New York's floor spacing.

Towns has been streaky in this series, but his 20 points in the fourth quarter of Game 3 proved how crucial he can be. 

If the Knicks are to mount a massive comeback, they'd likely need at least one more major KAT moment. He's got to be healthy to do that.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle