"NEWS: Tests on Karl-Anthony Towns' thumb revealed a bone chip in addition to the sprain, The Post has learned. Surgery isn't necessary and plan is for Towns to play with the chip

Dec 19, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; New York Knicks forward Karl-Anthony Towns (32) watches a tribute to him played by his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, before the game at Target Center.

The Knicks were missing their KAT, while the 76ers were without a much larger portion of their litter. With Karl-Anthony Towns sidelined with a sprained right thumb — and as The Post first reported, also a bone chip in the same digit — the Knicks flushed a 16-point first-half lead before barely pulling out a 125-119 overtime win Wednesday night over the Sixers at Wells Fargo Center.