NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns missed his second straight game because of a sprained right thumb, sitting out against his former team when the New York Knicks hosted Minnesota on Friday night.
Jericho Sims started at center for the Knicks. Towns was hurt Monday night in a loss to Detroit and sat out the Knicks' victory at Philadelphia on Wednesday.
The game was Minnesota’s first at New York since the Knicks acquired Towns from the Timberwolves and sent Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to Minnesota just after training camps opened. The Knicks won at Minnesota last month.
DiVincenzo also was out after spraining his left big toe late in a loss to Golden State on Wednesday after scoring a season-high 28 points. DiVincenzo had recently moved into Minnesota's starting lineup. Mike Conley started Friday.
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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo, left, wins a battle for the ball over Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, right, in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
New York Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns reacts after injuring his hand during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Thursday they are seeking to formally arrest two people who have been detained on suspicion of attempting to blackmail Tottenham captain Son Heung-min.
According to Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, the 32-year-old English Premier League star filed a complaint with Seoul police after allegedly being approached last June by a woman in her 20s who claimed she was pregnant with his child and demanded money to stay silent.
A man in his 40s was also apprehended on Wednesday.
“The police are currently investigating, so we will let you know the results as soon as they are available,” the player’s agency, Son & Football Limited, said. “We’d like to tell you that Son Heung-min is clearly the victim of this incident.”
Son joined Tottenham in 2015 from Bayer Leverkusen and has scored 173 goals in 451 games for the north London club.
Still without a major trophy in his career, the South Korea national team captain is preparing to lead Tottenham in the Europa League final against Manchester United next Wednesday.
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Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-Mi, center, battles for the ball with Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi (left) and Chris Richards during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Sunday May 11, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-Min following the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Sunday May 11, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)
