NFL great Carl Banks gets into social media spat with radio host over 'loser' remark toward Knicks star

Ric Bucher reacts to the New York Knicks' decision to part ways with head coach Tom Thibodeau following their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000.

New York Giants great Carl Banks got into a social media spat with radio personality Gregg Giannotti on Monday as the reaction to the New York Knicks’ season ending in anticlimactic fashion poured in.

Giannotti sounded off on the biggest issues the Knicks had and pointed to part of the problem being Karl-Anthony Towns’ performance during the year and on top of his annual salary.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin, #1, and center Myles Turner, #33, defend against New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, #32, during the first half of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

"At the core, he’s a loser," Giannotti said on WFAN. "That is their biggest problem. The guy is a loser. He’s a losing player. He complains. He is soft. He shows your flashes where he is the best player on the court. Not enough. He doesn’t play enough defense. He b----es and moans. He is, up until this point in his career, a loser who is making $50 million who is going to be a logjam as far as them trying to get to the next level.

"He is getting to the point now as one of the most frustrating players I’ve ever watched in the uniform of a team that I root for because I know how good he could be. And it’s just so damn annoying watching him not realize his full potential. And I don’t know if it’ll ever happen. I really don’t know. But that is their biggest issue – the fact they thought this Towns thing is gonna work better than it did and it