Back under the watch of previous alpha Wolf Tom Thibodeau, Karl-Anthony Towns is pleased to report that round two has been up to scratch with the New York Knick

As always, the NBA trade deadline provides ample storylines, with marquee names potentially on the move, contenders looking to bolster their respective rosters for a playoff push and some organizations fully committing to a second-half tank. The major storylines currently captivating the NBA community are:

The Nets lost to the Suns 108-84 despite playing solid basketball for the second and third quarters of a game that Phoenix led by as many as 28 points. Keon Johnson had one of his best outings this season as he put up 20 points and seven rebounds against his former team while Jalen Wilson dropped 15 points,

BROOKLYN – The Cleveland Cavaliers brought the Phoenix Suns back down to earth Monday afternoon. The NBA’s best team ran away from the Suns, 118-92, after leading by as many as 32 points on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

The Nets lost to the Suns 108-84 despite playing solid basketball for the second and third quarters of a game that Phoenix led by as many as 28 points. Keon Johnson had one of his best outings this season as he put up 20 points and seven rebounds against his former team while Jalen Wilson dropped 15 points,

BROOKLYN – Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal is ruled out of Wednesday’s game against Brooklyn at Barclays Center with a left ankle sprain after playing Monday at Cleveland following a two-game absence with the injury. “There’s soreness,” Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said before Wednesday’s game. “He's unable to go."

The Charlotte Hornets traded center Nick Richards and a 2025 second-round pick to the Phoenix ... Suns, had been linked to the Knicks as a reported trade target, particularly given New York ...

The Knicks are on a two game winning streak after a successful victory against the Hawks and a triumph in Mikal Bridges' return to Brooklyn.

TL;DR: Live stream Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. The Atlanta Hawks head to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Hawks are 21-19, which puts them in seventh place. The Knicks are 27-15, which puts them in third place.

Russell has struggled to stay on the floor since joining the Nets in a Dec. 29 trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. He's missed six of the team's last 13 matchups while battling shin and hamstring ailments. The veteran point guard has shouldered a much heavier on-ball burden than with the Lakers during the first half of this season.

It's the halfway point of the season! Here's what beat writer James L. Edwards III has observed from the Knicks so far.