Karl-Anthony Towns was watching film on Tuesday evening with the Wolves in Portland, a day before taking on the Blazers. When he got out of film, his parents and girlfriend were waiting for him. The public relations team was also there and asked if he was ready for a conference call.
This is not a normal thing.
Towns knew something was up.
The “something” was Towns making his first NBA All-Star game that had just been announced on TNT earlier in the evening.
“It was cool. They were really excited for me,” Towns said. “I was excited, too.