An Open Letter to Karl-Anthony Towns

Dear Karl,

I’m writing to you today not as a media member. Not as a critic. I’m writing to you today just as a fan. A fan who has religiously watched Minnesota Timberwolves games since I was a teenager. Someone who has watched you play basketball since you were a teenager. I’ve also seen you overcome obstacle after obstacle in your young life, watching you evolve as a man. Please bear with me for a few minutes today as I open up my heart and soul to you.

I’ve been a Wolves fan since before you were even in preschool. As someone who had never stepped foot in Minnesota (yet) or knew a single soul in that state, I took my teenage hipster fandom very seriously. So seriously that my family…