Former UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev was on hand when the New York Knicks hosted the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, and the home team honored the Dagestani fighter by giving him an honorary Knicks jersey with the number 322, representing the event he will headline this weekend at the same venue.

The New York Knicks are once again facing uncertainty regarding their star big man. Karl-Anthony Towns has landed on the injury report for the fourth straight game, listed as questionable with a right quad strain ahead of the team’s matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.

The Numbers on the Board crew run through the player props they like for Tuesday’s NBA games, including action on OG Anunoby, Stephen Curry and Karl-Anthony Towns.

Brown’s communication style traces back to his years under Gregg Popovich and Steve Kerr — two of the best to ever do it. He served on Popovich’s staff in San Antonio from 2000 to 2003, helping the Spurs capture the 2003 NBA title, then won three more rings alongside Kerr in Golden State from 2016 to 2022.