Following the New York Knicks win towards the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night time, Charles Barkley questioned Karl-Anthony Cities over his foul hassle within the playoffs up to now this season.
Knicks struggle again in Sport 5
The Knicks fought again towards the Pacers at Maddison Sq. Backyard in recreation 5 and a cushty win means the sequence is headed again to Indiana for recreation 6, with New York nonetheless 3-2 down.
Jalen Brunson once more shone within the win with 32 factors and though Karl-Anthony Cities was ready so as to add 24 factors and 13 rebounds of his personal, the Knicks massive man will likely be dissatisfied together with his efficiency.
The beginning of the sport went easily for Cities, who had 17 factors by the half in a formidable first two quarters. Not for the primary time this season although Cities discovered himself in foul hassle and his second half was rather more underwhelming.
Within the third Cities shot simply two subject objectives, scoring two factors. With three private fouls in simply six minutes the 29-year-old trudged off the ground with a pissed off look on his face but once more.
Regardless of his foul hassle, KAT performed 11 minutes within the last interval however his taking pictures failed him with simply two from seven photographs dropping down. Cities ended the sport with 5 fouls to associate with his 24-point haul.
Karl-Anthony Cities scuffling with fouls
Chatting with the TNT crew after the sport, Cities was instantly questioned by the straight speaking Charles Barkley about his wrestle with fouling.
“Why are you getting these dumb fouls?” Barkley requested immediately.
Though some gamers may need been pissed off with the query, Cities replied with a smile on his face saying: “God solely is aware of.”
“If you obtained your fourth foul, they took you out. Indiana made a run,” Barkley continued. “You gotta cease doing that.”
Chuck: “Why do you be getting them dumb fouls?” 😅😂
KAT: “God solely is aware of.” pic.twitter.com/PMF2zq3SJK
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) Might 30, 2025
“You ain’t unsuitable,” Cities admitted dwell on air. “It hurts my group. I obtained to do a significantly better job.”
Sport 5 wasn’t the primary time on this sequence that Cities has restricted his personal minutes on the ground as a consequence of fouls.
Though he has scored properly all through the sequence with a median of 25.4 factors per recreation, Cities has additionally recorded 5-4-5-3-4 private fouls by the 5 video games.
If New York goes to finish an inconceivable comeback from 3-1 down they are going to want KAT at his easiest within the last two video games however most significantly, they are going to want him to remain on the ground for so long as doable.
