When Karl-Anthony Towns was traded to the New York Knicks in the fall, he surely couldn't have predicted the kind of season he would have—or the way N.Y. sports fans would rally around him when, against all odds, the team advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years.
Case in point: During an appearance on the Jumbotron at Yankee Stadium over the weekend, Towns was greeted with a thunderous reception, as fans of both the New York Yankees and New York Mets joined forces to applaud their center after a big playoff win.
