Towns was born in Piscataway, New Jersey to an African American father Karl Towns, Sr. and a Dominican mother Jacqueline Cruz. He attended Lake Nelson Seventh-Day Adventist School, he then went to Theodore Schor Middle School after transferring in from Our Lady of Fatima School in 2009. At Theodore Schor, he repeated seventh grade in order to gain an extra year of development. Towns's father played basketball for Monmouth University and coached basketball at Piscataway Technical High School, where the precocious Towns practiced with the junior varsity team as a fifth grader.
He added later ... 5 ... Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored 24 points, drives to the basket during the Knicks’ loss to the Hornets ... Karl-Anthony Towns (24 points) and OG Anunoby (25 points) led the Knicks in scoring ... We’ve got to get better now,” Towns said.
Anunoby scored 25 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points, 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who have lost three of their last four games and six of their last nine.
3 seed in the Eastern Conference... 3 seed ... This season, Brunson was in the running for a First-Team All-NBA selection as he and Karl-Anthony Towns have formed one of the most dangerous offensive duos in the NBA ... Towns needs a pick-and-roll partner ... .
Or was it Karl-Anthony Towns scoring in the third quarter, but exploding and getting hit with a technical foul, probably lucky not to get a second one? ... Towns once again did his part, scoring 24 points and Anunoby led the Knicks with 25.
CHARLOTTE, N.C ... (13 points) also reached double figures ...O.G. Anunoby scored 25 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points, 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who have lost three of their last four games and six of their last nine. PACERS 105, NETS 99.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 28 points and Gary Trent Jr ...T.J ... - 'Spectacular' Mathurin - ... OG Anunoby scored 25 for the Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 10 rebounds, but New York never led after the opening quarter. bb/pst. .
“Just defense has been great for us recently,” Karl-Anthony Towns said ... The Knicks got 32 points from Towns, but miserable offensive showings from just about every other player on the roster ... Towns only contributor as Knicks fall to Spurs3m read.
For Thursday, one of McClure's top NBADFS picks is Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, who is listed at $9,700 on both DraftKings and FanDuel ... Towns is averaging 23 points and 14 rebounds in two games against the Hornets this season.
For the opening 22 minutes of Wednesday night’s ugliness, no starter other than Karl-Anthony Towns hit a field goal ... Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored 32 points, drives on Stephon Castle during the Knicks’ loss to the Spurs.
Although the New York Knicks hit the jackpot by acquiring Karl-Anthony Towns last October, they were forced to part ways with a reliable ex-Golden StateWarriors sharpshooter ... 2 deal for Towns, a game-changing 7-foot ex-Timberwolves center.
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns may both be championship pieces, but New York lacks a true third weapon ... Durant wants to win during the final stage of his career, and he’d have the chance to do that on the Knicks beside Brunson and Towns ... .