Final Injury Report for Knicks-Hawks: Will Karl-Anthony Towns Play?

The New York Knicks may be without one of their key players in Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks.

by Nathaniel Holloway

Apr 6, 2026

The New York Knicks may be without one of their key players in Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks.

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The New York Knicks are on the road on Monday night as they travel to take on the Atlanta Hawks in an Eastern Conference showdown.

New York enters Monday’s game with a 50-28 record after defeating the Chicago Bulls at home in dominant fashion on Friday night.

New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8)
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In Friday’s victory over the Bulls, OG Anunoby led the way for the Knicks as he recorded 31 points and eight rebounds while Jalen Brunson added 17 points and 10 assists of his own.

Now New York will try to grab another victory on Monday as they face off against the Hawks in a tough road matchup.

On the other side, Atlanta enters Monday’s contest with a 45-33 record after defeating the Brooklyn Nets on the road in dominant fashion on Friday night.

Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum (3)
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C.J. McCollum led the way for the Hawks in Friday’s victory as he ended the game with 25 points and seven assists while Nickeil Alexander-Walker recorded 21 points, four rebounds and three assists.

While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Monday night’s matchup, both squads may be without one of their key players due to injury.

Knicks Injury Report: Will Karl-Anthony Towns Play?

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32)
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For the Knicks, they enter Monday’s contest with a clean injury report as they have nobody listed on it, including star center Karl-Anthony Towns.

Of course, Towns missed Friday’s victory over the Bulls due to a right elbow injury but he is off the injury report and will return on Monday against the Hawks.

Hawks Injury Report: Will Jock Landale Play?

On the other side, the Hawks have only one player listed on their injury report as they have ruled out Jock Landale.

Atlanta Hawks center Jock Landale (31)
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Atlanta has ruled out Landale due to a right ankle sprain that as he will miss his second straight game and he is expected to miss at least two weeks due to the injury.

With Landale sidelined, Mouhamed Gueye could continue to have an increased role off the bench behind Onyeka Okongwu.

Fans can catch Monday night’s matchup between the Knicks and Hawks from Atlanta at 7:00 p.m. ET on Peacock.