It wasn't easy wearing green for one New York Knicks star. Sidelined with a thumb injury, Karl-Anthony Towns did what he could to soothe tensions in the ongoing rivalry between the Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers when the Manhattanites visited Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday.

The New York Knicks took the league by storm this past offseason, landing both Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns in trades. After a successful season last year, New York didn't sit on their hands and instead decided to throw all their chips into the middle of the table.

With the trade deadline just a month away, the New York Knicks have propelled themselves into contention on the back of an elite starting five. Their starting five has a +4.5 net rating with an elite offensive rating of 117.