Knicks Franchise Faces Named All-Star Starters
![Dec 5, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) react during the second half against the Charlotte Hornets at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images Dec 5, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) react during the second half against the Charlotte Hornets at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_4416,h_2484,x_0,y_261/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/all_knicks/01jjavzhd7r1g2t67jw5.jpg)
The New York Knicks will be represented early and often at the 2025 NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco.
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns were among the ten men revealed as starters for the upcoming showcase in the Bay Area on Thursday. The annual hardwood showcase will be staged on Feb. 16 at Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors.
Barring injury, Brunson and Towns will become the first Knicks duo to partake in the exhibition since Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler in 2013. Julius Randle was invited with Brunson last season but did not partake due to injury.
It'll also mark the first time that the Knicks have multiple men on the floor at the start of the All-Star Game since Walt "Clyde" Frazier and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe in 1975's game in Phoenix. Frazier earned MVP honors in a 108-102 win for the Eastern Conference.
Both Brunson and Towns are the undisputed faces of the Knicks franchise, having guided the team to a 29-16 record to date and the third seed on the current Eastern Conference playoff bracket. Brunson is back in the All-Star Game for the second consecutive season after partaking in last season's defensively challenged exhibition that briefly returned to the conference-vs.-conference format. Towns, on the other hand, is back for the fifth time but will likewise be making his first start.
Joining the metropolitan duo from the East are Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee), Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland), and Jayson Tatum (Boston). The Western reps are Stephen Curry (Golden State), Kevin Durant (Phoenix), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City), LeBron James (LA Lakers), and Nikola Jokic (Denver).
The ten men revealed on Thursday will start the game, with teams chosen by NBA on TNT personalities Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kenny Smith. Fellow analyst Candace Parker will manage the winning team from the Rising Stars Challenge and their squads will partake in a four-team tournament previously seen in the National Hockey League's annual exhibition.
The Knicks have nine games left before the All-Star break, starting with Saturday's visit from the Sacramento Kings (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG).