Star center Karl-Anthony Towns has a sprain in his right thumb, which could keep him out of the prestigious NBA event. Towns scored 19 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in the Knicks' 108-100 loss to the Hawks on Dec. 8. Without Towns, the Knicks lack the size and versatility necessary to combat the Hawks' athletic weapons.

Trae Young returned to Madison Square Garden on Monday and Knicks fans gave the Hawks star his usual greeting.

The 26-year-old Trae Young only added to the venom — which he has called “a love-hate relationship — earlier this season when he mockingly imitated rolling a pair of dice on the Knicks’ midcourt

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks (22-19) take on Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks (27-16) at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Monday, January 20 at 3:00 PM ET.The

After a great win on Saturday night vs the Boston Celtics, the Atlanta Hawks will wrap up their short three-game road trip on Monday with a big game against the

Although the late, great Martin Luther King Jr. hailed from Atlanta, Georgia, the mecca of basketball resides in New York, New York. With such a marriage of admiration and respect for the civil rights leader and the prestigious Madison Square Garden, it's no surprise the NBA pushed the Knicks as a marquee franchise for the significant holiday.

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The Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks are getting ready to tip off from Madison Square Garden and both teams just revealed their starting lineups for today'

Young (Achilles) will play Monday against the Knicks, Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Young was previously listed as probable, so it's not a surprise to see him activated in a matchup versus New York that he always looks forward to.