Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders prompted playful banter among New York Knicks stars Jalen

Brunson and Towns represent the first pair of Knicks teammates to start in the All-Star Game since 1975, when Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and Walt “Clyde” Frazier donned the orange and blue.

Sitting in front of the backdrop adorned with the Knicks’ logo, Jalen Brunson repeated two themes for a little more than seven minutes. Yes, the selections of the Knicks’ point guard and teammate Karl-Anthony Towns as starters for the Eastern Conference in next month’s All-Star Game in San Francisco are individual accolades.

Knicks superstars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns were announced as All-Star Game starters this week, and they credited their teammates for the opportunity to shine in the NBA's midseason festivities.

For first time in 50 years, the Knicks will have a pair of starters in the NBA All-Star Game. And both of them happen to have been born in New Jersey. Jalen Brunson, who was born in New Brunswick and was snubbed as a starter last year,

As the NBA announced the members of the All-Star teams on Thursday night, the New York Knicks enjoyed an honor