New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns finally responded to Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green’s controversial comments about him.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and nine rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 133-104 on Monday night.

LOS ANGELES — Karl-Anthony Towns responded to Draymond Green’s disrespect with a shrug and a plea for positivity.

The 29-year-old Towns, who had a beef with Butler a few years ago, was officially listed as out versus the Warriors due to "personal reasons." It was later revealed that he missed the game to be with his girlfriend, Jordyn Woods, who lost her close friend.

"A lot of you guys forget we're humans or you guys look at us like we're animals in a petting zoo or a parlay and y'all forget that we're actual people, that we have real life problems and traumas and things like that that we have to navigate.

Green let his contempt lead him to surmise that KAT's absence from a game had something to do with his perceived fear of Jimmy Butler.

If the New York Knicks are going to make some noise this postseason, Karl-Anthony Towns has to play well. Towns, 29, has fulfilled his end of the bargain on off

Opposing teams have regularly used a wing to defend Karl-Anthony Towns and a center to defend Josh Hart. It’s a strategy built to stop Towns on the perimeter while allowing Hart, who has struggled on treys this season,

Karl-Anthony Towns responded to Draymond Green’s disrespect with a shrug and a plea for positivity. “I choose to approach that with love and not hate. That’s all I really care about,” Towns said

New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns is actually skipping the game this time. Towns declined to engage in Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green's verbal