Karl-Anthony Towns
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The Minnesota Timberwolves were on the road at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. That meant Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo got to see their old stomping grounds. It also meant Karl-Anthony Towns was faced with his old teammates.
It was a pretty big shock just before last season when Tim Connelly sent his star big man to the Knicks. It shuffled the Timberwolves core, and Chris Finch suddenly had new rotation pieces to work with. Not surprisingly, it doesn’t seem like Towns is over it either.
KAT can’t get the Minnesota Timberwolves off his mind
It’s now been over a year since the Minnesota Timberwolves sent Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks. He spent nine seasons with Minnesota though, and was drafted first overall in 2015 as a 20-year-old. It’s hardly a shock he still has feelings for his former employer.
“I’m still stunned. It’s weird. You feel more like a Knick now after what we went through last year to get to the heights we went to, but it’s weird when you see that Timberwolves jersey. Especially them fire black ones that y’all got. Not being able to see Towns on the back is a weird feeling. I love those guys in the other locker room to death and would do anything for them, even if it wasn’t about basketball.”
Karl-Anthony Towns
It’s rare that an athlete opens up so candidly as Towns did to Star Tribune reporter Christopher Hine. It’s beyond evident that the star big man still has a very special place in his heart for the franchise he grew up with. Despite now settling in with New York, that’s not just quickly going to change.
Last season during his first year with the Knicks, Towns made his fifth All-Star Game and was named to his third All-NBA team. The city has not been too big for him, and the market has suited his personality as well.
New York bests MN Timberwolves
It was tough sledding for the Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Minnesota hung around for the first half while getting Anthony Edwards back on the court after his hamstring strain. Ultimately they couldn’t keep up though. Towns talked about the game as well.
“Like I said, we built something special over there. They’re just a really, really, really good team. I was about to say we, but they’re a really good, really good team. Expect nothing less from them to be great out there and you gotta compete against it and just because you may know what they’re going to do doesn’t mean you can stop it. Tonight we did a great job as a team finding a way to win.”
Karl-Anthony Towns
There was definitely rust for Edwards who finished with just 15 points and a -25 on the evening. Towns scored 15 against his former team, and was +15 while on the court.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are back in action on Friday against the Utah Jazz. They will debut their 2025-26 NBA Cup court for the first time.
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