<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/image_2021-02-25_135244.png"></figure><h1>Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns gets real in dealing with referees</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-24T22:01:04-08:00">February 24th, 10:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-24T22:01:04-08:00">February 24th, 10:01pm</time><address><a>Kriel Ibarrola</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As great as Karl Anthony-Towns has been in his young career, a huge knock on him so far is his inability to keep his emotions in check. The 25-year-old Minnesota Timberwolves superstar, after all, is often seen bickering in disagreement with in-game officials, each time a call doesn’t go his way.</p><p>KAT, however, has been <a href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1364793073096622083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1364793073096622083%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1017721action%3Dedit">visibly calmer</a> this season and no longer engages the refs as much as he did in previous years. Per The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski, the two-time All-Star bared the realizations he made as grew older and wiser as a professional and a person in general.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">KAT giving an in-depth self-reflection on his interaction w/refs. Says w/all he's been through, he realizes he can't be worried about the refs anymore. Says he did it too often early in his career and has to set a better example for Ant, Jaden</p><p>— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1364793073096622083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 25, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I will say that it's been a noticeable difference with him this season. KAT isn't battling with refs nearly on the level he once did.</p><p>— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1364793422683525120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 25, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Karl-Anthony Towns was indeed a changed man in the Wolves’ 126-133 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/minnesota-timberwolves/schedule">overtime letdown</a> against the Chicago Bulls at United Center on Wednesday. Minny was on the wrong end of several unfavorable calls in regulation and in overtime that sent them to their sixth straight loss in a row.</p><p>The old KAT would probably lash out against officials and dig an even deeper hole for his team by getting an ill-advised technical foul. But that wasn’t the case against the Bulls, as Towns quickly moved on from such calls and just did his best to try and give the team a W. At the beginning of the season, KAT proclaimed that the old him died on April 13th — the day his mother passed away from COVID-19 complications.</p><p>The Dominican-American slotman led his team with 24 points on 10-for-20 shooting from the field, along with eight rebounds, five assists, two steals, and one block in 31 minutes. However, they were unable to contain former Timberwolves player Zach LaVine who dropped a game-high 35 points.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns gets real in dealing with referees

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Bucks-news-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-opens-up-on-heartfelt-moment-with-Karl-Anthony-Towns-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo opens up on heartfelt moment with Karl-Anthony Towns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-24T14:28:10-08:00">February 24th, 2:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-24T14:28:10-08:00">February 24th, 2:28pm</time><address><a>Isaac Doctor</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the Milwaukee Bucks’ win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last Tuesday, 139-112. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a genuine and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-td-up-after-karl-anthony-towns-slam/">emotional encounter</a> with his Minnesota Timberwolves counterpart Karl-Anthony Towns.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I know how much he hurts. I know how hard it is to lose somebody you love and then go do your job." <a href="https://t.co/6KjVma6ryE" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/6KjVma6ryE</a></p><p>— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks/status/1364636711242850313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Towns is reeling from the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ddb637b78df3811023d5bfddf5222181">tragic loss</a> of six of his family members, including his mother, last year due to COVID-19. To make matters worse, he himself was afflicted with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-karl-anthony-towns-details-scary-nights-due-to-covid-19/">virus</a>.  Regarding the death of Towns’ mother, Antetokounmpo commented that he had a similar situation four years ago when his father, to whom he was very close, passed away.</p><p>Giannis is playing at an extremely high-level and is set to start in another All-Star Game. Entering Tuesday’s game, he has been averaging 28.6 points, 11.8 boards, six assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.3 blocks per outing. His All-Star teammate in Bucks guard Jrue Holiday has not played since Feb. 6, due to the league’s health and safety protocols. This means that he and Khris Middleton have had to do more heavy lifting as expected.</p><p>Towns has missed many games this season and even had a wrist injury, but he is quickly beginning to play like his old self again.</p><p>Antetokounmpo and Towns’ playstyles could not be any more different. The Bucks star is almost unstoppable when driving to the basket and a force on the defensive end, while the latter is one of the best, shooting big-men we have ever seen and a capable rim-protector.</p><p>The two are friends and Towns commended Giannis for reaching out to him during the challenging times. It’s actions like these that show Antetokounmpo is also an MVP off the court.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo opens up on heartfelt moment with Karl-Anthony Towns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/giannis-4.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo gets  controversial tech after mean mug on Karl-Anthony Towns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-02-23T18:20:38-08:00">February 23rd, 6:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-02-23T18:20:38-08:00">February 23rd, 6:20pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tuesday night’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-bucks-game-time-odds-schedule-tv-channel-betting-odds-and-live-stream-tuesday-february-23rd/">matchup</a> between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Minnesota Timberwolves featured an individual bout between two of the best players in the NBA today in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Karl-Anthony Towns. It didn’t take long before these two went head-to-head, which in one instance in the second quarter resulted in a technical foul for the reigning MVP.</p><p>Giannis mean mugged Towns after he bullied the Wolves big man for a (semi) poster jam. The game official deemed Antetokounmpo’s act as excessive, and he decided to hand the Bucks superstar with a rather controversial technical foul (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1364394051127050241">Bleacher Report</a> on Twitter):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giannis got a tech for this mean mug on KAT 😅 <a href="https://t.co/kG0knV1WPC" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/kG0knV1WPC</a></p><p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1364394051127050241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 24, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Giannis stared Towns down after the play, who for his part, did his best to avoid Antetokounmpo’s disrespectful stare. Technically, though, Giannis’ mean mug stare down lasted just a couple of seconds (we counted). Nonetheless, the refs thought it wasn’t ungentlemanly of the Bucks star and he was rewarded with a tech (and a fine) for his antics.</p><p>Antetokounmpo himself tried to explain himself to the official after the whistle, which unsurprisingly resulted in absolutely nothing. Giannis did get his thoughts in, though, as the ref heard him out. Nonetheless, the technical foul stands. And so does the fact that Towns just got his butt handed to him on this particular play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo gets  controversial tech after mean mug on Karl-Anthony Towns

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But I would not be doing justice … by mentioning David Vanterpool is an amazing coach with an amazing IQ that is going to do amazing things.”</blockquote><p>Towns <a href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1364270355599282177">elaborated</a>, saying he believes persons of color deserve more head coaching opportunities. However, he also stated an understanding the organization made the hiring for a reason, adding there is a need to remain professional.</p><p>As for Towns’ own future in Minnesota? The 25-year-old is hoping to help change the franchise’s fortunes:</p><blockquote>“I’m a very loyal guy to a fault,” Towns said, via <a href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1364268393721982985">Krawczynski</a>. “I would love to finish my career here in Minnesota. “I want to build something great here. I want to build a legacy in Minnesota.”</blockquote><p>Time will tell whether Finch can help spur some improvement with the Timberwolves. Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard <a href="https://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/2932902-damian-lillard-mccollum-call-out-wolves-for-not-hiring-david-vanterpool-as-hc">chastised</a> the organization for hiring Finch over Vanterpool, given Vanterpool’s past presence as part of a winner in Portland.</p><p>For his part, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-karl-anthony-towns-breaks-silence-on-his-future-amid-awful-season/">Towns has played well</a> since returning from injury on Feb. 10. But the Timberwolves have lost six of their last seven even with him on the floor, dropping to 7-24 on the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns learned of Ryan Saunders’ firing while scarfing down pizza

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Karl-Anthony Towns breaks silence on his future amid awful season

Trae Young

Tristan Thompson

Ricky Rubio

Devin Booker

Karl-Anthony Towns

DeAndre Jordan

Andre Iguodala

Markelle Fultz

Rajon Rondo

Tony Parker

2x All Star

2017-18 All-NBA

2015-16 All-Rookie

2015-16 ROY

Minnesota Timberwolves

Career

https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/1364303160769142788/

Prayers up for @TigerWoods 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/1352732905110298624/

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https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/1344878120592138240/

From my family to you 2020,

Fuck You.

-KAT

https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/1342536696785559552/

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS 🙏🏽🎄 

https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/1337232832851218440/

https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/1320796180712878080/

Never thought I'd get the taste of home here in Minneapolis but @soulbowlmn came through in a major way! Proud to support Black-owned businesses and spread love for Carribean food.
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https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/1318938119727575040/

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
22.5	10.7	4.2	1.8	1.0

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
22.5	10.7	4.2	1.8	1.0

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Karl-Anthony Towns breaks silence on his future amid awful season