Karl-Anthony Towns Shares Heartwarming Moments as He Returns to Minnesota

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As New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns prepares to make his first appearance in Minneota on Thursday night since the Timberwolves traded him in the offseason, Towns shared a heartwarming video of some of his best moments off the court and around the community in advance of Thursday's game.
Towns began the video with a message to the fans.
"I always try to find ways I could help the community and everything here. Y'all have given me so much, so the least thing I could do is give back," Towns said, before the video cut to his best moments in the Minneapolis community.
Minnesota 🫶🏾 pic.twitter.com/MJXCYlHcRW
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) December 19, 2024
As Towns met with the media on Thursday following shootaround, he mentioned how much Minnesota still means to him.
"I've been through a lot, especially in a T-Wolves jersey," Towns said via Jon Krawczynski. "I've learned to appreciate moments, especially these moments that don't come around often. I just want to be in a place of life where I don't look at life as glass half-empty. I look at it as half-full."
Towns's return is set for 9:30 pm ET on Thursday night in Minneapolis.
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