Madison Square Garden is going to turn blue and orange once again on Wednesday. The first game of the Eastern Conference Finals has reached its doorstep, and so have the Indiana Pacers. The New York Knicks are not ready to back out after their glorious semi-finals run vs. the defending champs, the Boston Celtics. Now it’s time for the 247th Knicks vs. Pacers. They first clashed in 1977, and 246 meetings later, they are at a stage of no return. And, amidst the excitement, Karl-Anthony Towns has a message for his rivals.
Days before the 2024–25 NBA season, the Knicks acquired KAT from the Minnesota Timberwolves, fulfilling his dream move. The little boy from the streets of New Jersey who once dreamed of putting on the blue and orange. Now he is living his dream—winning clutch games as Spike Lee and Timothée Chalamet cheer him on!
Now, right before the mega showdown on Wednesday, 29-year-old Karl-Anthony Towns dropped a ‘hard edit’ on his X handle. The caption? A simple yet strong three-word message for the Indiana Pacers. “Fear no one,” KAT wrote. The 54-second-long video is a passionate compilation of the Knicks in action and motion. A bit dramatic? Yes. But it perfectly captures the emotions running wild in the team and the City That Never Sleeps.
Fear no one. pic.twitter.com/681zjfXYhY
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) May 21, 2025
And while Towns dropped the edit and message for Tyrese Haliburton & Co., New York City made a bold move. It just shows that the city is ready for the ECF, it’s been ore then 25 years since their last Conference Finals run. So, it’s not surprising that the citizens are emotional. Besides, their style of celebration after Game 5 vs. the Celtics that sent them through to the ECF speaks volumes.
New York honors Jalen Brunson amidst Karl-Anthony Towns’ strong message to the Pacers
Carmelo Anthony believes Jalen Brunson is in the league with Trae Young and Isaiah Thomas, acquiring the legend’s status for the New York Knicks. The moment he pushed the team into the Conference Finals, he was elevated to a higher pedestal by the people of NYC. So much so that now streets are being named after JB!
Underdog tweeted: “They turned W 11th Street into Jalen Brunson Boulevard. NYC is ready for Game 1 tonight ” Well, this ain’t no joke, this is actually happening in New York. This is passion, this is respect, this is hope. Knickerbockers are not backing down against the Pacers fans either. And this bold move speaks a million sentiments without saying much.
They turned W 11th Street into Jalen Brunson Boulevard. NYC is ready for Game 1 tonight pic.twitter.com/d8U5vciJ99
— Underdog (@Underdog) May 21, 2025
Meanwhile, Jalen Brunson has averaged 28.8 points, 7.7 assists, and 3.9 rebounds in 12 games in the 2025 playoffs. On the other hand, Karl-Anthony Towns has averaged 19.8 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 12 games in the 2025 playoffs. The city believes in its stars, and so does Coach Thibodeau.
It’s only a matter of time before the whistles blow for the first game of the Eastern Conference to kick off. And before that NY is ready, Karl-Anthony Towns is ready, and Jalen Brunson, to,o is fuming with determination. The Knicks have a chance to end their five-decade-long championship drought. And the only hurdle between the NBA Finals and Cancun are the Pacers.
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