Carmelo Anthony saw firsthand what he believed had been ailing Knicks star Kar-Anthony Towns.
It’s no secret that Towns has been struggling this season for the Knicks under Mike Brown’s offensive system and is having one of the worst shooting seasons of his career.
Anthony, who recently took in a Knicks game courtside, explained what he’s been seeing with KAT’s game during NBC’s “NBA Showtime” Monday afternoon ahead of the Knicks’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day 114-97 blowout loss to the Mavericks.
“When it comes to KAT, [he] shot an airball in the fourth quarter the other day and I…screamed out, ‘it’s over with. Leave it alone, on to the next one,’” Anthony explained. “He looked back and said, ‘Aight I got you OG.’ But for him to shoot that airball and for him to acknowledge what I said in that moment, you were thinking about it. So you cannot think like that throughout the course of the game when you’re playing basketball, because now you’re worrying about what people are saying about me.”
Towns finished Monday’s game tied for the team lead in points, with 22 on 9-of-19 shooting.
When Towns was subbed out at one point during the game, the Madison Square Garden crowd booed him, according to The Post’s Stefan Bondy.
Towns entered the game shooting a career-worst 46.6 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from 3-point range. He’s averaging 20.9 points per game this season.
The Knicks have struggled as of late, with Monday’s loss their fourth straight.
Carmelo Anthony on Karl Anthony Towns:
“When it comes to KAT. KAT shot an airball in the 4th the other day and I said ‘its over with, leave it alone. Onto the next.’ He looked back and said ‘ight i got you OG.’ For him to shoot that airball and acknowledge what I said in that… https://t.co/oQ833AolYB pic.twitter.com/9EegJm3RtW
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They’ve lost nine of their last 11 games dating back to New Year’s Eve.
