Karl-Anthony Towns plays hand injuries after Knicks' game 3 defeat “It is what it is” down

Although lip reader experts pointed out that Karl-Anthony Towns said that he had broken his hand against the Boston Celtics during the Knicks game 3, the big man plays down the injury.

“It is what it is,” said cities reporters when they were asked about his hand and how fans interpreted the injury. “I just want to do everything to be out there.”

During the defeat of the Knicks against the Celtics on Saturday in the semi -finals of the Eastern Conference, the cities before the middle of the second quarter, the cities in the pain in the pain after having hit a floater over Al Horford and Jrue.

Later in the game after fighting a rebound with Luke Kornet, the cameras caught the teammates during the show: “I think I broke it”.

He preferred his hand for the rest of the competition.

Head coach Tom Thibodeau, especially gave little detail about the condition of the cities, but emphasized the toughness required in the playoffs.

“They are the playoffs,” Thibodeau told reporters. “People are hit and you have to go through things.”

“That's why you do it all the season,” continued Thibodeau. “Nobody plays 100 percent. You have to understand that you can play well if you feel less than your best. This is all part. I think the mental hardness of it in the playoffs is huge.”

The cities ended the competition on Saturday with 21 points and 15 rebounds that abstinved the apparent hand injury.

The Knicks will collapse against the Celtics in game 4 at home to bring Boston on the edge of excretion before the setback on Saturday.