Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders prompted playful banter among New York Knicks stars Jalen

Yes, the selections of the Knicks’ point guard and teammate Karl-Anthony Towns as starters for the Eastern Conference in next month’s All-Star Game in San Francisco are individual accolades.

The New York Knicks' captain continues to make history, becoming the fastest in team history to reach 5,000 points.

On Saturday evening, the New York Knicks are playing the Sacramento Kings at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson had 23 points, one rebound, eight assists and one steal while shooting 8/14 from the field and 4/5 from the three-point range in his first 30 minutes of playing time.

Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.

For first time in 50 years, the Knicks will have a pair of starters in the NBA All-Star Game. And both of them happen to have been born in New Jersey. Jalen Brunson, who was born in New Brunswick and was snubbed as a starter last year,

As the NBA announced the members of the All-Star teams on Thursday night, the New York Knicks enjoyed an honor