Barring a miracle, the Minnesota Timberwolves will not be going to the playoffs. So when Karl-Anthony Towns just barely avoided a serious knee injury during the Timberwolves' overtime win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday, some surmised that Towns should sit for the rest of the regular season.

It's not a horrible idea, given the fact that Towns is the Minnesota franchise right now, but don't even think of trying to tell the 23-year-old that he should wear street clothes the rest of the way:

“I can’t do that,” said Towns when asked about sitting out, according to Chris Hine of The Minneapolis Star Tribune. “I got too much pride in playing, being on the court with my guys than worry about me getting a little hurt this year. I was much more hurt last year … This ain't nothing.”

As for Towns' status for his team's game against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night, he is listed as probable:

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Towns has always been one to play through nicks and bruises, as up until this season, he had never missed an NBA game.

On the season, he is averaging 24.5 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 blocks over 33.2 minutes per game while shooting 52.4 percent from the floor, 40.5 percent from three-point range and 83.6 percent from the free-throw line.

He has been particularly outstanding since the All-Star break, registering a ridiculous 35.1 points, 14.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists a night while making 59.7 percent of his field-goal attempts, 48.9 percent of his long-distance tries and 77.6 percent of his foul shots.

Towns, who played his collegiate basketball at the University of Kentucky, was originally selected by the Timberwolves with the first overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft.