New York Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns Gets Compared to Dirk Nowitzki

“There’s a big difference in being super skilled and a jump shooting big, and being soft,” Parsons said.

“Dirk [Nowitzki]… he wasn’t soft, he was just extremely talented offensively and wasn’t like a physical banger. He was a fadeaway, pick and pop guy. That is who KAT is.

“When he shows that toughness and when he dives on the floor and he’s getting into it, I love to see that. ‘Cause now, he’s doing both,” he continued.

Parsons explained that the physical work KAT has been doing in the New York Knicks’ series against the Detroit Pistons shows a different side of him. Despite the tough, physical demands of battling against the Pistons’ Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart.

“He’s so much more skilled, he’s so much more talented and he’s such a great outside shooter, he’s got such a good handle for a big. I think that’s where the term soft comes from.”

The New York Knicks had a controversial non-call against the Pistons in Game 4

In Game 4, the New York Knicks came away with a close 94-93 victory. However, it was revealed by the officials that Knicks’ Josh Hart made marginal contact with Tim Hardaway Jr., who attempted a potential game-winning 3-pointer. During the game, no official blew the whistle, and the foul was not called.

During the postgame, the referees confirmed they failed to call a foul on Hart.

“Hart makes body contact to Hardaway Jr. during his shooting motion that is more than marginal,” the report reads.

It would’ve gotten Hardaway to shoot three shots from the free-throw line. The New York Knicks have a chance to close the series on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden as they hold a 3-1 lead.