On Wednesday evening, the New York Knicks will host the Toronto Raptors at Madison Square Garden. For the game, they could be without one of their best players

Tom Thibodeau has been around the NBA for decades. He's a proven commodity as both a head coach and an assistant. When you're around one institution for a long term, you're bound to earn a reputation. For Thibodeau, that reputation is that he runs his players into the ground with poor minutes management.

Karl-Anthony Towns missed Monday's loss to the Orlando Magic due to a knee injury suffered in the past week. With concern growing about the team's viability as a top contender in the East, the center did what he needed to do to play.