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New York Giants large Carl Banks got into a societal media spat with vigor property Gregg Giannotti connected Monday arsenic the absorption to the New York Knicks’ play ending successful anticlimactic manner poured in.
Giannotti sounded disconnected connected the biggest issues the Knicks had and pointed to portion of the occupation being Karl-Anthony Towns’ show during the twelvemonth and connected apical of his yearly salary.
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Indiana Pacers guardant Obi Toppin, #1, and halfway Myles Turner, #33, support against New York Knicks halfway Karl-Anthony Towns, #32, during the archetypal fractional of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA hoops playoffs successful Indianapolis connected Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
"At the core, he’s a loser," Giannotti said connected WFAN. "That is their biggest problem. The feline is simply a loser. He’s a losing player. He complains. He is soft. He shows your flashes wherever helium is the champion subordinate connected the court. Not enough. He doesn’t play capable defense. He b----es and moans. He is, up until this constituent successful his career, a loser who is making $50 cardinal who is going to beryllium a logjam arsenic acold arsenic them trying to get to the adjacent level.
"He is getting to the constituent present arsenic 1 of the astir frustrating players I’ve ever watched successful the azygous of a squad that I basal for due to the fact that I cognize however bully helium could be. And it’s conscionable truthful damn annoying watching him not recognize his afloat potential. And I don’t cognize if it’ll ever happen. I truly don’t know. But that is their biggest contented – the information they thought this Towns happening is gonna enactment amended than it did and it hasn’t."
The erstwhile Giants linebacker did not instrumentality Giannotti’s comments lightly.
Carl Banks attends SiriusXM At Super Bowl LVII connected Feb. 10, 2023 successful Phoenix. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
"This is genuinely pathetic. Calling a antheral you’ve ne'er met a ‘loser’ says acold much astir you than it ever could astir him," Banks wrote connected X. "I’ve known Kat and his household since helium was a kid—there’s perfectly thing astir him that resembles a loser. Try being a amended quality alternatively of broadcasting this ignorant s---."
Giannotti fired backmost astatine Banks.
"Great to perceive from you, killer. You inactive beryllium maine 500 bucks from an quality I did for you successful 2010 successful Pittsburgh," helium wrote.
Towns had 22 points and 14 rebounds successful the Knicks’ Game 6 nonaccomplishment to the Indiana Pacers connected Saturday night. He was minus-17 connected the floor. He enactment up 3 24-point performances during the bid arsenic well, but the Knicks could ne'er truly unopen down the Pacers defensively.
New York Knicks halfway Karl-Anthony Towns, #32, scores against the Indiana Pacers during the 4th fourth of Game 5 of the NBA hoops Eastern Conference finals connected Thursday, May 29, 2025 successful New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New York volition person a antithetic occupation to lick than what is happening connected the court.
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The Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau connected Wednesday aft 5 seasons and the champion playoff tally successful 20 years.
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