New York Knicks forward Karl-Anthony Towns spent nine years with the Minnesota Timberwolves—an eternity in NBA terms. Over that span, he evolved from a green top draft pick into a fixture of 21st-century cultural life in the Twin Cities.
Before he left, he made a final gesture to one Timberwolves fan in particular—the daughter of The Athletic beat writer Jon Krawczynski. Krawczynski, who wrote about what Towns did in a widely circulated story, discussed the gesture Tuesday with Dan Barreiro on KFAN in Minneapolis.
