Jalen Brunson has his teammate's back. On Wednesday night, Karl-Anthony Towns wore a Philadelphia Eagles sweater to the New York Knicks' matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers.
The dumbest “controversy” sprouted up on Wednesday, when Philadelphia Eagles fan and New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns wore a shirt supporting the Birds while he was on the bench with an injury. Fans roasted the heck out of him. And in the second half of the Knicks’ eventual win, he changed his shirt.
Karl-Anthony Towns switched gears, or in this case, gear. The Knicks star was roasted by fans early during Wednesday’s game against the 76ers for wearing an Eagles sweater while sitting on the bench with an injured thumb at Wells Fargo Center.
“Shut the hell up, New York Knick fans. We ain’t got time for this,” Smith said on “First Take,” via ESPN. “That brother (is) averaging 25 (points) and 13 (rebounds). He can do what he wants to do. I don’t give a damn if he wanted to wear a dashiki. Feel free. Do what you got to do. I don’t care.”
On Wednesday night, the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the New York Knicks for the second time this season. Considering the timing of the matchup, Knicks center Karl Anthony-Towns made an effort to show off his fandom for the team across the street from the Wells Fargo Center.
The Knicks superstar rocked a green Eagles sweater with a retro logo while sitting on the bench during New York’s contest against the rival 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Towns, an Edison, N.J., native, has made it clear in the past that he had no problem supporting the Eagles, no matter what team in the NBA he’s playing for.
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TL;DR: Live stream New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. The New York Knicks head to Wells Fargo Center to face the Philadelphia 76ers in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Knicks are 26-15, which puts them in third place. The Sixers are 15-22, which puts them in 11th place.
While Knicks fans were disappointed in Towns' decision to wear Eagles gear, teammate Jalen Brunson wasn't. In fact, the team's star was upset that Towns switched shirts at halftime — perhaps because Brunson is himself a lifelong Eagles fan.
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