Charles Barkley puts Karl-Anthony Towns on the spot with dumb fouls question

Charles Barkley never holds back when he has an opinion, and he might have channeled every Knicks fan when he asked Karl-Anthony Towns one question after the Knicks’ Game 5 win over the Pacers on Thursday night. During “Inside the NBA” after the game, the Knicks star was sitting down with Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal and Barkley when the latter asked about the fouls Towns always seems to take.“I gotta say something now, I gotta criticize you,” Barkley started off saying.“Yo man, why you be getting these dumb fouls?”O’Neal jumped in saying, “I was going to ask the same question.” “Why do you do that?” Barkley continued. “God only knows,” Towns replied with a smile and laugh before Barkley continued on his diatribe about Towns’ foul issues. Foul trouble has been a part of the narrative surrounding KAT during the postseason and, in particular, this series with the Pacers. In the five-game series, Towns recorded four fouls in Game 1, three fouls in Game 2, five in Game 3, four in Game 4 and five in Game 5. Sports+ subscribers: Sign up for Inside the Knicks to get daily newsletter coverage and join Expert Take for insider texts about the series.“Because when you got your fourth foul, they took you out.

[The Pacers] made a run,” Barkley said.“You gotta stop doing that.” “I gotta do a much better job, I gotta do a much better job at that,” Towns acknowledged. “You can get fouls, like the other day when you just grabbed somebody by the wrist,” Barkley continued. The point was made about the foul trouble that the Knicks star seems to find himself getting called for. “You ain’t wrong,” Towns said.

“It hurts our team.”The Knicks came away with a crucial win that helped keep the series alive and force a Game 6 in Indianapolis on Saturday. Towns finished with 24 points on 50 percent shooting from the field, while also pulling down 13 rebounds. ...