Karl-Anthony Towns Shouts Out Anthony Edwards With Emotional Message

In just his second season with the New York Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns is an NBA champion.

Towns spent the first nine seasons of his NBA career with the Minnesota Timberwolves before he was traded to New York in a blockbuster deal including Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo. In Minnesota, KAT had four seasons of overlap with superstar guard Anthony Edwards.

Towns and Edwards developed a close on-court and off-court relationship during their time together in Minnesota. And after the Knicks secured their NBA Finals victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night, Towns gave a special shoutout to his former teammate.

“A huge shoutout to the all teammates I’ve had before coming here. Shoutout to my brother, Anthony Edwards, [I’m] talking to him all the time,” Towns said postgame. “Those guys made me better. Made me a better leader, made me a better player, made me the man I am today. Forever grateful for them.”

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Towns didn’t have his best performance in Game 5, fouling out with just two points on 1 of 7 shooting from the field. However, the veteran big man played a huge role in the Knicks’ run to their first championship title since 1973, averaging 15.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game in the postseason.

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Finals MVP Jalen Brunson led the way for the Knicks in their series-clinching victory at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center, scoring a series-high 45 points in the 94-90 win.

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This story was originally published June 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM.