Players and coaches from the New York Knicks weren't thrilled with Karl-Anthony Towns' "defensive habits" across the 2024-25 NBA season, according to The Athletic's James L. Edwards III and Fred Katz.

When the New York Knicks acquired Karl-Anthony Towns, the idea was to supercharge their offense in the absence of defensive stalwart Isaiah Hartenstein, who left to join the Oklahoma City Thunder. Their results on that end of the floor were mixed,

After coming up short in the Eastern Conference Finals, Karl-Anthony Towns was subjected to a brutal report regarding his Knicks teammates.