In a postmortem on New York's season following its elimination at the hands of the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, The Athletic's Fred Katz and James Edwards reported that over the course of the season, the Knicks grew increasingly frustrated with Towns' defensive habits.

The Knicks fell hard to the No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games. New York dropped Game 6 and failed to force a Game 7 on Saturday with the fina

Of course, their star duo of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the way for the Knicks this season though both of them faced scrutiny, especially Towns, during their playoff run. On Monday, Towns made his first social media post since the Knicks were eliminated where he thanked the fans.