The New York Knicks' defense has mounted an early comeback to start the 2025-26 regular season, and the team's providing their top nightly defensive contributor

Even though every NBA season is its own unique entity, Giannis Antetokounmpo has very strong memories of how the Milwaukee Bucks struggled against the New York Knicks last season as he was dominating in Tuesday's game between the two Eastern Conference teams.

Karl-Anthony Towns has been under fire for his recent struggles amid the New York Knicks' 2-2 start to the 2025-26 NBA season.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been one of the best stories of the season so far. Led by a dynamic young backcourt of Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe, the Sixers are one of four undefeated teams. Still, 2022-23 MVP Joel Embiid is on a minutes restriction, and nine-time All-Star Paul George has yet to play as he recovers from knee surgery.

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks fell to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks, 121–111, on the road Tuesday, dropping to 2–2 on the season.

Both the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks lost on Sunday for the first time this season, and now they’ll face off on Tuesday night in Milwaukee. Giannis Ante

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo responded to rumors linking him to the New York Knicks after bagging the win against them on Tuesday.

Stiller took to X, formerly Twitter, to ask for fans' patience as head coach Mike Brown figures things out amid the start of his first year with the Knicks. “We’re going to have to give the [Knicks] a minute,” Stiller wrote. “We’ve known that, and though we want it to be perfect out of the box, the reality is this is a whole new system.