The Timberwolves Have a Stiff Playoff Test. Karl-Anthony Towns Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way


by GQ

GQ— A little over 10 months ago, Karl-Anthony Towns capped an offseason of prodigious boasting by telling GQ he was saving his finger for a championship ring. And then he backed up the big talk by helping the Timberwolves finish with one of best records in the NBA. That’s to say: Karl-Anthony Towns could so easily dunk on his haters right now. But he turns down the alley-oop. It’s a day after the Timberwolves wrapped up their regular season and Towns is on the phone from Minnesota. Reflecting on the...

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