Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns rejects Mike Brown's officiating criticism: 'We didn't execute'

Shortly aft the New York Knicks’ Game 3 decision successful the NBA Finals, Mike Brown turned his attraction to the officiating.

"I talked to [the officials]. They outshot america 14-3 successful the 3rd 4th from the escaped propulsion line. I talked to them, and they said, well, this is simply a foul, this is simply a foul," Brown told reporters aft the San Antonio Spurs trimmed the Knicks' bid pb to 2-1. "That's the question I had with them is, you're right. Maybe we did foul. But they fouled, too."

Karl-Anthony Towns, 1 of the catalysts down New York’s postseason success, struck a antithetic code up of Game 4.

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New York Knicks caput manager Mike Brown observes the crippled during the NBA Finals successful Madison Square Garden successful New York City, New York. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

"Naw, that ain’t outgo america the game," Towns told reporters erstwhile asked astir Brown’s comments. "Turned the shot over. Didn’t execute. Didn’t bash what got america 13 consecutive wins successful a row. That’s however you suffer a game. We didn’t bash what we've been doing for 13. We decided to bash thing different. … And throwing the shot distant is simply a wide denotation of however you’re going to suffer the game, particularly successful the playoffs."

The container people seemed to underscore Brown's superior complaint, arsenic the Spurs attempted 3 times arsenic galore escaped throws arsenic the Knicks successful the 2nd fractional of Monday's 115-111 victory.

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The Knicks were successful the punishment for the bulk of the 4th quarter. A cold-shooting 2nd fractional saw New York link connected 36% of its field-goal attempts.

Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks defends Stephon Castle of the San Antonio Spurs during the 2nd 4th of Game 3 successful the 2026 NBA Finals astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected June 8, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

While it remains to beryllium seen whether officiating volition play a relation successful Wednesday night’s crippled astatine Madison Square Garden, Brown appeared intent connected making it portion of the buildup to Game 4.

"It's going to beryllium that due to the fact that I said it. The communicative is going to beryllium there," Brown continued during a quality conference. "But determination are immoderate controllables that we did not bash a bully occupation of doing. We allowed them to deed archetypal astatine the opening of the game. We allowed them to deed archetypal successful the opening of the 2nd half."

Mike Brown talks with the New York Knicks during a timeout successful the 3rd 4th against the San Antonio Spurs successful Game Three of the 2026 NBA Finals astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected June 8, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Towns finished Game 3 with 11 points and 8 rebounds, a noticeable driblet from his team-high 21-point show successful New York’s Game 2 triumph implicit the Spurs. Jalen Brunson led the Knicks successful scoring Monday with 32 points.

Game 4 tips disconnected astatine 8:30 p.m. EDT, with the bid returning to San Antonio for Game 5 connected Saturday.

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