The New York Knicks need all of the help they can get tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and they are going to get some key pieces back. According to SN

Karl-Anthony Towns' status for Knicks-76ers is up in the air after he injured his thumb during Monday's loss to the Pistons.

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.

Karl-Anthony Towns is questionable for the New York Knicks’ Friday game against the OKC Thunder at Madison Square ... by MSG and FanDuel Sports Network - Oklahoma. Fans can also stream it ...

The Thunder (30-6) are fresh off their first loss in over a month. The Cleveland Cavaliers snapped OKC's franchise-best 15-game win streak on Wednesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points. Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen each had a 20-plus-point double-double.

Bet on an eager Oklahoma City Thunder team to outlast the New York Knicks in this matchup's prediction if Karl-Anthony Towns is sidelined.

Oklahoma City ... (42.9%). The Thunder average 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than the Knicks allow. TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 25.3 ...

Towns missed Monday’s ... time in over a week in a marquee matchup against Oklahoma City. The Knicks will be looking for revenge against the Thunder one week after suffering a 117-107 loss ...

KAT is looking scratch out of the prevailing narratives surrounding the New York Knicks. Karl-Anthony Towns' metropolitan tenure has hit a sour stretch, as his

We've got a matchup of two of the top-five teams in the league by winning percentage on Friday's NBA schedule as the New York Knicks will host the Oklahoma City Thunder in an interconference showdown.

The Knicks returned to the win column with a 112-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors, one earned with Karl-Anthony Towns back in the lineup and old friends RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley repping Canada.