Karl-Anthony Towns earned massive respect from New York Knicks fans after pushing through a painful quad injury to lead the Knicks to a 119-111 season-opening victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

After the game, Towns opened up about his decision to play despite dealing with a Grade 2 quad strain.

When asked if he tweaked something after his status changed, Towns explained his mindset. “Yeah, I mean, I've been banged up and haven't really got a chance to practice or play in those last two preseason games. I don't want to disappoint the fans, right? Dealing with a grade two class rate it's not something that teams need to do. We made it happen tonight and a lot of the fans respected it,” the New York star said, via SNY Knicks.

The big man also praised his teamm

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