Karl-Anthony Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 62 points for the Minnesota Timberwolves on the 22nd of January 2024, and his team still lost 128-125 to the Charlotte Hornets. Forty-four of those points came in the first half. Both totals were Timberwolves franchise records, and the 62 was also his own career high.
Known by his initials, KAT, Towns is a seven-foot center with a reputation for three-point shooting. He is also a player whose admirers and critics often seem to be describing two different people.
This documentary asks how a kid who grew up in Piscataway, New Jersey, became one of the most productive big men of his era. It asks what his shooting touch changed about the center position, and why his weaknesses drew so much attention. And it asks what happened when his long chapter in Minnesota finally ended.
In 2009, Towns moved from Our Lady of Fatima School to Theodore Schor Middle School and made an unusual decision. He repeated seventh grade on purpose, buying himself an extra year to develop. He had been born in Edison, New Jersey, to Karl Towns Sr., who is African-American, and Jacqueline Cruz, who is Dominican. Before the move he had attended Lake Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist School.
Basketball ran in the family. His father played at Monmouth University and still holds its record for total rebounds in a season, with 319. His father later coached at Piscataway Technical High School, and the young Towns practiced there with the junior varsity team while he was only in fifth grade.
At St. Joseph High School, Towns was a freshman when he led the team to a state championship in 2012. That run put him at the top of the ESPN 25 ranking of high school players. St. Joseph won the state title again in 2013 and 2014.
On the 6th of January 2013, he recorded a quadruple-double of 16 points, 17 rebounds, 11 blocks and 11 assists. He posted a second one on the 5th of January 2014, with 20 points, 14 rebounds, 12 blocks and 10 assists. As a senior he averaged 20.9 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6.2 blocks per game. He also graduated with a 3.96 grade point average on a 4.5 scale, and he was named the 2014 Gatorade Player of the Year.
In December 2012, Towns announced that he would skip his final year of high school and join the class of 2014. He committed to Kentucky and coach John Calipari. ESPN had ranked him first in the 2015 class, and it listed him third in the 2014 class.
At Kentucky, a rotation known as the platoon system capped every player's minutes. Towns averaged 10.3 points and 6.7 rebounds in 21.1 minutes per game. He studied kinesiology and hoped to become a doctor after basketball. When he left for the NBA he enrolled in online courses, with the aim of earning his degree.
The Associated Press and the NABC named him a second-team All-American, and The Sporting News picked him for its third team. All season, Duke center Jahlil Okafor was usually ranked ahead of him as a draft prospect. Then Towns played well in the NCAA Tournament, and a growing consensus held that he was the better defender with room to improve on offense. He overtook Okafor in most draft rankings.
On the 9th of April 2015, he declared for the draft alongside six Kentucky teammates, among them Devin Booker, Trey Lyles and Willie Cauley-Stein.
On the 25th of June 2015, the Timberwolves chose Towns with the first overall pick in the NBA draft. He signed his rookie scale contract on the 7th of July. His debut came on the 28th of October against the Los Angeles Lakers. He started, recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Minnesota won 112-111.
Two days later in Denver, he put up 28 points and 14 rebounds. The Nuggets win gave the Timberwolves their first 2-0 start, with both wins on the road, in team history. Over his first 13 games he averaged 16.0 points and 10.4 rebounds. The next five games brought a slump, with 8.4 points and 6.0 rebounds. Even so, he became just the seventh Timberwolves player to win Western Conference Rookie of the Month, taking the November award.
On the 29th of January 2016, he scored 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against the Utah Jazz. No one so young had reached 30 and 10 in a game since Kevin Durant in 2008. A little later he scored a then career-high 35 points against the Toronto Raptors. Three days after that, he beat point guard Isaiah Thomas to win the All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge, becoming its tallest, heaviest and youngest winner.
The records kept falling. On the 25th of March, ten rebounds against the Washington Wizards lifted his season total to 741, passing Kevin Love's Minnesota rookie mark of 734. On the 11th of April, he passed Christian Laettner's franchise rookie scoring record of 1,475 points.
Towns started all 82 games and averaged 18.3 points and 10.5 rebounds. He won Rookie of the Month in all six months of the season, a first for a Timberwolves player. The Rookie of the Year vote was unanimous, which made him only the fifth player to earn that distinction. His teammate Andrew Wiggins had won the award the year before, so Minnesota became the first team since the Buffalo Braves of 1972-73 and 1973-74 to produce back-to-back winners. They were also the first team to do it with back-to-back top draft picks.
His next season would test whether the rookie numbers were a ceiling or a floor.
On the 30th of November 2016, Towns scored 47 points and grabbed 18 rebounds against the New York Knicks. Twenty-two of those points arrived in the first quarter, two short of the franchise record held by Chauncey Billups. The Timberwolves lost 106-104, but at 21 Towns had joined a short list of players to reach 45 and 15 so young.
Blocked shots became a habit. In December he set a Timberwolves record by blocking at least one shot in 27 straight games. On the 28th of December he logged his first career triple-double, with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Denver. In March 2017, a win over the Los Angeles Clippers brought his 100th career double-double. Only Dwight Howard had reached that number at a younger age.
By the end of 2016-17, he had taken the franchise record for points in a season from Kevin Love. He had also done something no one else in NBA history had done. He finished with 2,061 points, 1,007 rebounds and 101 three-pointers in the same season.
On the 15th of November 2017, the night he turned 22, Towns scored 26 points with 16 rebounds. Minnesota beat San Antonio 98-86 and ended a 12-game losing streak against the Spurs. Among players who had not yet turned 22, he ranked eighth all time in points and third in rebounds. He also had 124 double-doubles, which trailed only Dwight Howard's 169.
He was named a Western Conference All-Star reserve on the 23rd of January 2018. Then, on the 28th of March, he scored a franchise-record 56 points and added 15 rebounds in a 126-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The old record of 52 belonged to Mo Williams. At 22 years and 133 days, he was the youngest player to reach 50 points and 15 rebounds since Shaquille O'Neal, who was 22 years and 45 days old when he did it against the Timberwolves in 1994.
The regular season finale on the 11th of April was a final-day showdown with Denver, the first of its kind in 21 years. Towns put up 26 points and 14 rebounds in a 112-106 overtime win. It sent Minnesota to the playoffs for the first time since 2004, ending the longest postseason drought in the league. He led the NBA with 68 double-doubles. Houston then eliminated the Timberwolves in five games.
On the 23rd of September 2018, he signed a five-year, $158 million super-maximum extension.
In Cleveland on the 19th of February 2022, Towns won the Mountain Dew NBA Three-Point Contest. In the final round he beat Luke Kennard and Trae Young. No center had ever won the event before. Dirk Nowitzki is the only other seven-footer to claim the title, and the two are often named the best shooting big men the league has seen.
The numbers back that up. Towns has averaged close to 40 percent from three-point range for his career. That is the highest figure among players at his listed height or taller. The Ringer called him "a singular presence" and noted that big men who shoot like him are rarely so physical on the glass. He has rebounded at 11.1 per game for his career.
His range also changed what a lineup could look like. Because he could shoot and move, Minnesota could slot him at power forward next to a traditional big man such as Rudy Gobert. In pick-and-pop plays, he dares defenders to leave him alone at the three-point line. In 2024-25, he ranked seventh in the NBA with 1.21 points per direct drive, which marks him as a scorer at all three levels.
On the 5th of March 2022, in a 138-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, Towns finished with 36 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three blocks, with no turnovers. He shot at least 75 percent from the field. No one in NBA history had posted that combination before.
Nine days later, on the 14th of March, he scored 60 points against San Antonio. It was a Timberwolves record at the time and a career high. Thirty-two of the points came in the third quarter alone. He made 19 of 31 shots, including 7 of 11 from beyond the arc, and added 17 rebounds in a 149-139 win. Only Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain had previously logged a 60-point, 15-rebound game as centers.
The other side of his game has followed him just as closely. Post defense is the most common complaint. Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune speculated that Towns's lack of rim protection was one reason Minnesota traded for four-time Defensive Player of the Year Gobert in 2022. During the 2024-25 season, The Athletic reported that Knicks coaches and players were frustrated with his defensive habits. The complaint was that he executed incorrect coverages and did not explain his reasoning to teammates.
On the 22nd of February 2019, Towns missed a game for the first time in his career. A car accident in Minnesota had put him in the concussion protocol. He had started 303 consecutive games, the longest streak to open a career since 1970-71. The protocol cost him a second game, and he returned on the 25th of February with 34 points and 21 rebounds against Sacramento.
On the 31st of October 2019, he was suspended two games without pay after an altercation with Joel Embiid during a game against Philadelphia. The season ended with the highest scoring average of his career to that point, at 26.5 points per game.
In April 2020, Towns's mother died from complications of COVID-19. He has said that six other family members also died after contracting the virus. In mid-January 2021, he caught the virus himself and missed 13 games. He returned on the 10th of February with 18 points and ten rebounds against the Clippers. On the 17th of March, he scored a season-high 41 points in a win over Phoenix, in a game where teammate Anthony Edwards scored 42. It was only the second time in franchise history that two Timberwolves had topped 40 in the same game.
A calf injury struck on the 28th of November 2022, when he left a loss to Washington in the third quarter. Reports called it a Grade 2 strain and projected a four-to-six week absence. In January 2023, Towns said it had been a Grade 3 strain, which takes around two months to heal. Back in the lineup, he scored 30 points on the 9th of April in the finale, a 113-108 win over New Orleans that earned Minnesota the eight seed in the play-in tournament. Denver, the eventual champion, knocked the Timberwolves out in five games.
His relationships and causes have gone beyond the court. He began dating Jordyn Woods in March 2020. For the first anniversary of his mother's death, Woods commissioned her brother, John Woods Jr., to paint a portrait of Towns's mother as a gift. In 2024 the NBA gave him its Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award. It cited his advocacy for voting rights, including support for a Minnesota law that restored the vote to people who had been incarcerated. He also produced a short documentary about the justice system called Forgiving Johnny.
On Christmas Day 2025, after the Knicks beat Cleveland 126-124 at Madison Square Garden, Towns and Woods announced their engagement. They had been together for five years. He is also a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, and he appeared as himself in the 2026 film The Devil Wears Prada 2.
In July 2023, Towns confirmed that he would rejoin the Dominican Republic national team for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. He had debuted for them at the 2012 Centrobasket at age 16, then stayed away for years. In five games at the tournament, he averaged 24.4 points, the fifth-most in the field, along with 8 rebounds.
Back in Minnesota, the 2023-24 season produced some memorable nights. On the 18th of November 2023, he made 10 of 11 shots and hit a game-winning layup in a 121-120 victory over New Orleans. On the 16th of December, he scored a season-high 40 against Indiana. On the 1st of February 2024, he was named to his fourth All-Star Game.
In that All-Star Game, Towns scored 50 points, with 8 rebounds and 3 assists, in a loss to the East. He became the fourth player in league history to reach 50 in an All-Star Game. He was also the first to score 30 in a single quarter of one.
On the 7th of March, he was diagnosed with a torn left meniscus, and his return date was unclear. He was back for the playoffs. In Game 4 of the first round, he scored 28 points with 10 rebounds in a 122-116 win over the Phoenix Suns, closing out the series. It was Minnesota's first playoff series win in 20 years.
In Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals, Towns recorded 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 98-90 victory over Denver. That sent the Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the first time in exactly 20 years. Dallas eliminated them in five games, and Towns scored 28 points with 12 rebounds in the 124-103 closing loss.
The run capped nine seasons in Minnesota, where Towns now sits second on the franchise scoring list.
On the 2nd of October 2024, Towns was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team deal that also involved the Charlotte Hornets. Less than a month later, on the 29th of October, he scored 44 points with 13 rebounds in a 116-107 win over Miami. No Knicks center had scored that many in a game since Patrick Ewing in 1995.
His return to Minneapolis on the 19th of December was emotional. In his first game back at Target Center, he scored 32 points with 20 rebounds and six assists in a 133-107 win. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had previously reached 30 and 20 in a first game against a former team, doing so in 1975 against Milwaukee. That month the Knicks went 12-2, and Towns won Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the first time. He averaged 23.2 points, 14.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks.
On the 25th of January 2025, he was named an Eastern Conference starter for the All-Star Game. On the 12th of February, he scored 44 points in a 149-148 overtime win over Atlanta. It was the first time in his career that he had scored 40 in back-to-back games. On the 25th of March, he logged his first triple-double as a Knick, with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists against Dallas.
In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, Towns scored a playoff career-high 35 points, but Indiana won 138-135 in overtime. In Game 3, he scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as New York came back from a 20-point deficit to win 106-100. The Pacers still took the series in six games.
On the 4th of June 2025, the Knicks announced that Towns had been treated for a bruised left knee and had undergone surgery to repair ligament damage in a finger. On the 3rd of November, he scored 33 points with 13 rebounds and five assists in a win over Washington. That made him the sixth player in NBA history to reach 15,000 points, 7,000 rebounds and 2,000 assists before turning 30. On the 16th of December, he helped the Knicks beat San Antonio 124-113 in the NBA Cup Final and made the All-Tournament Team.
He was named to his sixth All-Star Game on the 1st of February 2026. In the first round of the playoffs against Atlanta, he recorded his first playoff triple-double, then a second in Game 6. Only Walt Frazier had earlier done that for New York in a single series. The Knicks swept Philadelphia in the semifinals, with Towns leading the team at 7.5 assists per game. They then swept Cleveland in the conference finals.
That sweep put the Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals, their first appearance since 1999. Towns had grown up in New Jersey rooting for this very team.
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Who is Karl-Anthony Towns?
Karl-Anthony Towns, known as KAT, is an American center who plays for the New York Knicks after nine seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was the first overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.
What is Towns's best-known scoring night?
On the 22nd of January 2024 he scored 62 points against the Charlotte Hornets, with 44 of them in the first half. Both were Timberwolves franchise records.
What was historic about his 2022 Three-Point Contest win?
On the 19th of February 2022 in Cleveland, he became the first center to win the NBA Three-Point Contest.
Which national team does Towns play for?
He plays for the Dominican Republic, eligible through his mother. He first joined the team at 16 and returned for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Why did Towns receive the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award?
The NBA honored him in 2024 for advocating for voting rights, including backing a Minnesota law that restored the vote to people who had been incarcerated, and for producing the short documentary Forgiving Johnny.
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- 6NewsSummer school, Karl Towns Jr., 16, improved significantly playing for the Dominican RepublicBrandon Parker — ESPN — July 24, 2012
- 13NewsTwo Parts to His Name, but Karl-Anthony Towns Is One Complete PlayerZach Schonbrun — April 3, 2015
- 15NewsPrep superstar Karl Towns Jr. records quadruple double in winCameron Smith — January 17, 2013
- 16Karl Towns: The Antenna Q+AAbe Schwadron — July 17, 2014
- 19NewsPursuing Perfection From Atop the N.B.A. Draft ClassZach Schonbrun — June 22, 2015
- 20The AP released their All-American teams on MondayRob Dauster — NBCSports.com — March 30, 2015
- 21Press releaseNiang, Hield Earn NABC All-America HonorsBig 12 Conference — March 30, 2015
- 22NewsSporting News releases 2014-2015 All-American TeamChance Linton — March 9, 2015
- 26NewsTimberwolves Sign 2015 NBA Draft Picks Karl-Anthony Towns and Tyus JonesJuly 7, 2015
- 27Wolves edge Lakers 112-111 in first game since Flip's deathOctober 28, 2015
- 28Towns, Timberwolves beat Nuggets, ready for Flip's memorialOctober 30, 2015
- 31Parsons leads Mavericks to 106-94 overtime win over WolvesJanuary 20, 2016
- 32Hood, Favors lead Jazz over Timberwolves 103-90January 29, 2016
- 33Kristaps Porzingis Named January Eastern Conference Rookie of the MonthFebruary 2, 2016
- 34Timberwolves come back from 18 down to stun Raptors, 117-112February 10, 2016
- 35Karl-Anthony Towns Drops Career-High 35 on TorontoFebruary 10, 2016
- 36Stepping Up For The Big Men, Towns Wins Skills ChallengeFebruary 13, 2016
- 38T-Wolves win 132-129 in 2OTs to hurt Wiz playoff hopesMarch 25, 2016
- 39Timberwolves follow Golden State stunner with win over KingsApril 7, 2016
- 40Harden, Howard keep Rockets alive with win over WolvesApril 11, 2016
- 41Hawks' Millsap, Wolves' Towns named Players of WeekApril 11, 2016
- 45Porzingis, Knicks outlast Towns, Wolves 106-104November 30, 2016
- 46Towns, Timberwolves battle back to top Hornets 125-120 in OTDecember 3, 2016
- 47Nuggets overcome Towns' triple-double to edge TimberwolvesDecember 28, 2016
- 48Towns, Rubio lift Timberwolves to 107-91 win over ClippersMarch 8, 2017
- 49John Wall, Karl-Anthony Towns named Players of the WeekMarch 13, 2017
- 50Oladipo lifts Russ-less Thunder over Wolves, 100-98April 11, 2017
- 51Harden's triple-double helps Rockets over Wolves 123-118April 12, 2017
- 52Towns, Wolves stop 12-game slide vs. Spurs with 98-86 winNovember 15, 2017
- 53KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS NAMED WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEKNovember 20, 2017
- 55Butler scores 26, Timberwolves beat slumping Pacers 107-90December 31, 2017
- 56Marcus Smart scores 18, Boston tops Minnesota 91-84January 5, 2018
- 57Towns, Wiggins lead Timberwolves past Clippers 123-109March 20, 2018
- 58Towns' franchise-record 56 lead Wolves over Hawks 126-114March 28, 2018
- 59TOWNS SETS FRANCHISE-RECORD WITH 56 POINTS AGAINST HAWKSMarch 28, 2018
- 60TOWNS' HISTORICAL NIGHT LEADS WOLVES OVER HAWKSKyle Ratke — March 28, 2018
- 61Butler, Towns lead T-wolves past Nuggets in OT, to playoffsApril 11, 2018
- 62Butler, Towns lead T-wolves past Rockets 121-105 in Game 3April 21, 2018
- 63Capela scores 26; Rockets eliminate Wolves with 122-104 winApril 25, 2018
- 66Kings come on strong late to beat Timberwolves 121-110November 9, 2018
- 67Towns, Teague lead Wolves over Nets after LeVert injuryNovember 12, 2018
- 68Towns has 35 points, Timberwolves beat Hornets 121-104December 5, 2018
- 69Karl-Anthony Towns' 27 points, 27 boards lift Timberwolves past PelicansJanuary 12, 2019
- 70Towns hits desperate shot, Wolves beat Grizzlies 99-97 in OTJanuary 30, 2019
- 71Wolves overcome Towns' first absence, beat Knicks 115-104February 22, 2019
- 72Middleton, Antetokounmpo lead Bucks past T-Wolves 140-128February 23, 2019
- 73Towns leads T-wolves past Kings 112-105February 25, 2019
- 74Towns scores 41 to derail OKC, George's returnMarch 5, 2019
- 75Karl-Anthony Towns Career Stats (Per Game)June 13, 2026
- 7776ers' Joel Embiid and Timberwolves' Towns each suspended two gamesOctober 31, 2019
- 78Karl-anthony Towns Best Season Points Per GameJune 13, 2026
- 79Karl-Anthony Towns dishes 1,000th career assist, joins elite big man companyDecember 27, 2020
- 81Giannis' Big Game Spoils Finch's Wolves Coaching DebutFebruary 24, 2021
- 82Edwards, Towns top 40 points as Wolves eclipse SunsMarch 18, 2021
- 83Towns' season-high 40 points leads Minnesota over HoustonJanuary 10, 2022
- 86NewsTowns becomes 1st centre to win 3-point contestTom WIthers — Associated Press/CBC — February 19, 2022
- 88NewsTimberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns: Feasts in Saturday's winMarch 5, 2022
- 90Karl-Anthony Towns reaches Shaquille O'Neal territory with 60-point explosionPaolo Mariano — March 14, 2022
- 91Towns scores franchise and career-high 60 to power WolvesMarch 15, 2022
- 97Sources: Karl-Anthony Towns out 4-6 weeks with calf strainNovember 29, 2022
- 98As Timberwolves strive to stay afloat, Karl-Anthony Towns speaks upJanuary 20, 2023
- 99Edwards leads Wolves rally past Pelicans, after Gobert punchApril 9, 2023
- 101Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns breaks down epic game-winner vs. PelicansAngelo Guinhawa — November 18, 2023
- 103Karl-Anthony Towns' insane first half has never been seen before in Timberwolves historySheldon Wohlman — January 22, 2024
- 104Timberwolves: LeBron James couldn't believe Karl-Anthony Towns' 58 points in 3 quartersAngelo Guinhawa — January 22, 2024
- 106KAT puts up 50 points in rare All-Star Game performanceFebruary 18, 2024
- 107Karl-Anthony Towns tears meniscus in left knee, out indefinitely, per sources: Who needs to step up?Shams Charania et al. — March 7, 2024
- 111Knicks acquire Karl-Anthony Towns in 3-team tradeNational Basketball Association — October 3, 2024
- 112Knicks' Towns drops 44 on Heat in early-season statement gameESPN Internet Ventures — October 29, 2024
- 113LaVine scores 31 points, White hits winning free throws and Bulls outlast Knicks 124-123ESPN Internet Ventures — November 13, 2024
- 114Starting 5, Dec. 20: Towns' record return to Minny & Wemby’s otherworldly displayNational Basketball Association — December 20, 2024
- 115Monthly NBA awards: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Karl-Anthony Towns win honors for DecemberNational Basketball Association — January 2, 2025
- 116Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander highlight All-Star startersNational Basketball Association
- 117Karl-Anthony Towns joins elite Knicks company with back-to-back 40-point gamesNational Basketball Association
- 118Hart, Towns first Knicks to record triple-double in same gameChris Herring
- 119Pacers tie it on Haliburton's jumper at buzzer, then beat Knicks 138-135 in OT of East finals Game 1ESPN Internet Ventures — May 22, 2025
- 121Starting 5, May 26: Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks rise up in Game 3National Basketball Association
- 1222025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Pacers vs. KnicksSports Reference
- 125Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns Reaches Major Career MilestoneJayesh Pagar — 2025-11-04
- 126Starting 5: Knicks rally past Spurs to take Emirates NBA CupDecember 16, 2025
- 127Emirates NBA Cup: Jalen Brunson, Luka Dončić headline All-Tournament TeamDecember 18, 2025
- 132NewsKnicks Game 6 report card: Karl-Anthony Towns joins elite companyMay 1, 2026
- 134Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby lead Knicks to NBA Finals with Cavs sweepRichard Pereira — May 25, 2026
- 135Knicks punch NBA Finals ticket; Jalen Brunson named ECF MVPMay 25, 2026
- 1365 takeaways: Jalen Brunson shoulders heroic burden in Game 1 victorySekou Smith — June 4, 2026
- 137KAT Hypes 'One of a Kind' Wemby After His Defensive Box-Score Stats Trend from Knicks' Win vs. SpursAdam Wells — June 4, 2026
- 140NewsBrunson's clutch shot gives Knicks 2-0 NBA Finals lead over Spurs5 June 2026
- 141NewsKnicks draw on maturity, moxie to take two in San Antonio6 June 2026
- 142Knicks win first championship in 53 years after NBA Finals Game 5 triumph vs. SpursBrett Siegel — June 13, 2026
- 143Recap: The Knicks win the 2026 NBA championshipBen Lambert — June 13, 2026
- 1445 stats that define the New York Knicks' championship runSchuhmann, John — NBA.com — June 14, 2026
- 150Karl-Anthony Towns stat sheet: 15 key numbers after trade to KnicksSchuhmann, John — NBA.com — October 2, 2024
- 151Towns wins as biggest long shot in 3-point contest2022-02-20
- 155NewsKarl-Anthony Towns’ impact in Minnesota goes deeper than basketball as a promise is keptJon Krawczynski
- 156Timberwolves sweep of Suns showed why many basketball analyst were wrong about Rudy Gobert tradeJim Souhan — 2024-04-29
- 157Karl-Anthony Towns' Defensive Habits Caused Frustration Within KnicksFred Katz — 2025-06-02
- 158Karl-Anthony Towns Helps Danhausen Defeat JD McDonagh in No DQ Match at Saturday Night’s Main Event: NYCYash Mittal — 411mania.com, LLC — July 18, 2026
- 159NewsJordyn Woods Not Engaged to Karl-Anthony Towns Despite RingTMZ — March 26, 2021
- 160NewsJordyn Woods Wears Black & White Misbhv Outfit While Grabbing Dinner At Catch LA With Pal Jaden Smith — Get The LookAshley Joy Parker — April 27, 2021
- 161Mom of T-wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns dies from COVID-19Dave Campbell — Associated Press — April 13, 2020
- 162Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns says season will be difficult amid off-court tragediesMalika Andrews — December 4, 2020
- 163NewsJordyn Woods Commissions Portrait of Boyfriend Karl-Anthony Towns' Late MotherJennifer Drysdale — April 11, 2021
- 164Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods Get Engaged After 5 Years of DatingCharlotte Phillipp — December 25, 2025
- 165Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns, Jordyn Woods Get Married in Photos, Brunson and Hart Among GuestsAndrew Peters — August 16, 2026
- 168As documentary producer, Karl-Anthony Towns wants to 'use my platform'Chris Hine Star Tribune — November 18, 2023
- 170MagazineWatch: A Short Documentary About Love and the LawTIME Video et al. — 2023-09-06
- 171Eagles fans are going to love Karl-Anthony Towns' prediction for Philly's seasonGeoffrey Knox — August 28, 2024
- 172Knicks trade for Karl-Anthony Towns, send Randle, DiVincenzo, first-round pick to MinnesotaShams Charania — 2024-10-02
- 173The Devil Wears Prada 2: Discover All the Glamorous Celebrity Cameos in the SequelJack Smart — May 1, 2026
- 175NewsKnicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns, a New Jersey kid on verge of becoming a New York legendIan O'Connor — 2026-06-13