Two prominent figures came to the defense of Karl-Anthony Towns before the Knicks play the Pistons in the playoffs.

New York Knicks star big man Karl-Anthony Towns is speaking up ahead of his team’s playoff run. The Knicks start a postseason series on Saturday with the surging Detroit Pistons. Towns is excited for the Knicks,

Malik Beasley is no scaredy KAT. Pistons guard Malik Beasley expressed no concern about facing former teammate and current Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns ahead of Saturday’s Game 1 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at Madison Square Garden.