The NBA will release its All-Star starters on Thursday and Karl-Anthony Towns likely won’t make the cut. The frontcourt players selected out the Western Conference in a combination of media, fan and player voting will likely include LeBron James, Anthony Davis and possibly Kawhi Leonard.
But Towns has a chance to make it when coaches select the reserves for the game. The question is, is he deserving of the honor, which would be his third?
At the root of the question is the 17 games Towns has missed – two because of suspension, 15 because of injury and illness.