With Willie Cauley-Stein out of the league, it is safe to say that Karl-Anthony Towns and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are Big Blue Nation’s favorite NBA players with hyphenated names. Coincidently, they are two of the best players in the NBA,

New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns is listed as questionable for Friday night's game against his former team due to a thumb injury. Towns reportedly has a bone chip and a sprain in his thumb. He doesn't need surgery and plans to play through this ailment,

As the Thunder expand their win streak to 15 games, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's NBA MVP resume grows even larger.

The fifth spot was another tough choice. Jalen Brunson is the beating heart of a Knicks offense that has been a force this season and he could well be No. 5 on my board, but the defensive concerns and credit for that offense also going to Karl-Anthony Towns bumped Brunson down one spot in my book to sixth. By the end of the season, this may flip.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the top candidate for the MVP title this season. Fans are worried if he will start against the Cleveland Cavaliers

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder ... boast a pair of MVP candidates of their own in Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, both at 250-1. Victor Wembanyama, Giannis ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter to win their 14th straight game, 117-107 over the New York Knicks.

Oklahoma City is coming off a 129-122 loss to Cleveland, which was the best game of the NBA season thus far. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 31 points (more than Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland combined), but it wasn't enough.

Towns earned 1.1 million votes, the third-highest amount in the Eastern Conference behind Boston Celtics champion Jayson Tatum and Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. His teammate, who plays in a big market like New York, noticed the difference.

NBA fans began sharing their opinions after learning that Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is currently leading the KIA NBA MVP ladder.

NEW YORK (AP) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 39 points in 29 minutes ... Jalen Brunson scored 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 in the Knicks' fourth loss in five games, a stretch that ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the ... (25-10), which had its nine-game winning streak snapped. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 17 points and 22 rebounds.