Karl-Anthony Towns’ foul problem is becoming a Knicks liability

Karl-Anthony Towns does have a point. There’s a case to be made his first personal foul in the Knicks’ 126–113 loss to the Golden State Warriors wasn’t a foul at all. But his second personal foul — called less than a minute later — was inexplicable. And in a game where both Jalen Brunson (ankle) and Mitchell Robinson (load management) watched from the sidelines, it sent New York’s All-Star center to the bench with his team already down 14. It’s a familiar story in Towns’ early Knicks tenure. Too familiar. He ranks near the top of the NBA in fouls for a second straight season, and it’s a problem that needs to end quickly, because the whistle...