Karl-Anthony Towns has been working on personal growth to set a better example for his teammates, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic writes.
A big part of that was him making peace with his former coach Tom Thibodeau, as the two didn’t have a great relationship during their time together in Minnesota.
“I remember after we played the Knicks (last season) pulling Thibs to the side,” Towns said. “I said, ‘I just want to let you know I forgive you.’ There’s not bad blood. One day let’s just go get dinner. Let’s just chill. We don’t have to worry about the business side, let’s just work on our relationship.”
It’s amazing to see the level of leadership Towns is displaying here by being the bigger person and putting his ego to the side in order to help repair his relationship with his former coach.
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