Yes, the selections of the Knicks’ point guard and teammate Karl-Anthony Towns as starters for the Eastern Conference in next month’s All-Star Game in San Francisco are individual accolades.

For the first time in f 50 years, the New York Knicks will have two of their players starting an All-Star Game. Point guard Jalen Brunson and center Karl-Anthony Towns are the first Knicks duo to get the starting nod in the NBA’s mid-season spectacle since team legends and Hall of Famers Walt Clyde

For the first time in a half-century, the Knicks have two All-Star starters. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns were named to the Eastern Conference squad for the Feb. 16 game in San Francisco, the NBA announced Thursday.

Jalen Brunson, KAT are first Knicks’ duo to start in All-Star Game in 50 years Jan. 24, 2025, 10:13 a.m. What channel is the Knicks vs. Nets game today (1/21/25)? FREE LIVE STREAM, Time, TV, for NBA regular season Jan. 21, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

Josh Hart has been a Washington Commanders fan since he was a kid and has continued to be during their magical run to the NFC Championship Game. The issue? Jalen Brunson 's Eagles dominated the Commanders 55-23 to reach Super Bowl LIX. A day before the game, Brunson warned Eagle fans Hart would show up to root for the Commanders.

Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns will represent the New York Knicks as starters in the 2025 All-Star Game.

At 29-16, the Knicks are right where they were last season from a wins perspective but have enjoyed watching Towns and his fellow star Jalen Brunson team up. New York fans will be able to see more of their two stars up close in a national setting as well.