Karl-Anthony Towns: 'No better time to be a Minnesotan'

Karl-Anthony Towns invited his Twitter followers to engage with him in what he termed a "quick, impromptu" question and answer session. He responded to more than 100 tweets.

September 2, 2016 at 4:33PM
Karl-Anthony Towns walks down the hall at Target Center on his way to the announcement of his award of NBA Rookie of the Year.
Karl-Anthony Towns walks down the hall at Target Center on his way to the announcement of his award of NBA Rookie of the Year. (Tom Wallace — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Timberwolves big-man Karl-Anthony Towns invited his Twitter followers to engage with him Thursday night in what he termed a "quick, impromptu" question and answer session. Towns ended up sticking around for more than hour and impressively responded to more than 100 tweets.

That's dedication, folks.

Along the way, we got another glimpse into the personality of a guy who is clearly well on his way to being a beloved Minnesota athlete. He said he expects the Wolves to make the playoffs, expressed encouragement for Teddy Bridgewater even dabbled in some poetic turns of phrase.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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