For over nine months, Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t publicly speak a word about playing basketball. He, of course, talked about being a basketball player. But the idea of talking about X’s and O’s or his specific strengths and weaknesses as a player? No shot. Understandably so.
To be honest, KAT has never exactly been keen on discussing those topics. Historically, he’s liked to stay on the surface.
That pattern of behavior made it all the more shocking when, out of nowhere, Towns got into talking hoops after Thursday night’s game in Dallas. Again, it’s not that Towns has never spoken about the team needing to improve defensively.