Knicks' Mohamed Diawara: Starting Thursday

Diawara is in the starting lineup for Thursday's matchup with the Pacers, Stefan Bondy of The New York Post reports.

Karl-Anthony Towns (knee), Mitchell Robinson (ankle) and Josh Hart (abdomen) will all be unavailable for Thursday's game, which will result in Diawara drawing the first NBA start of his career. Joining him in the first unit Thursday will be Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby and Ariel Hukporti.