Karl-Anthony Towns Is Elevating His Game, And Himself
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Over the course of his career, Karl-Anthony Towns has faced questions over his toughness, his willingness to defend, and his maturity. Those questions have been a millstone over the former-Kentucky star as the T-Wolves struggle year after year. But that reputation might finally be changing. Today, The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski tells us about how tragic events in his personal life reshaped the 26-year-old's approach to life and basketball and why his new mindset could be the key to getting the lowly Timberwolves back to playoff basketball.
Read Jon Krawczynski’s story about Karl-Anthony Towns here: https://theathletic.com/3078860/2022/01/19/wolves-karl-anthony-towns-is-making-an-all-star-push-with-growth-in-his-game-and-peace-in-his-mind/
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| 0:46.0 | For most of his career, Timberwolves Big Man Carl Anthony Towns has had a reputation. |
| 0:58.0 | Part of being a real superstar and being a franchise type player is that you have to do it on full events. |
| 1:04.0 | And he does that selectively. He can be a player who impacts winning. |
| 1:09.0 | He can put a beautiful number. Can he impact winning? We haven't seen it yet. |
| 1:14.0 | He is a star and he is going to be a star for years to come. Great kid. Call Anthony Towns. |
| 1:21.0 | My brother, you look soft right now. |
| 1:26.0 | But could that reputation now be changing? |
| 1:29.0 | Today the Athletics John Krasinski on how Towns has been elevating his game and his outlook on life |
| 1:35.0 | and why that could take the Timberwolves to the next level. |
| 1:38.0 | From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow. It's Friday, January 21st and this is The Lead. |
| 1:45.0 | John Krasinski, welcome back to The Lead. |
| 1:49.0 | It's good to be back Anders. Thanks for having me. |
| 1:51.0 | So John, as I was prepping for this interview last night, I was looking at Timberwolves stats in recent years. |
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