LOS ANGELES – When the NBA announced its All-Star starters and reserves over the last week, center Karl-Anthony Towns wasn’t on the list.
Towns had earned that distinction twice over the last two seasons and broke down last season when he found out he had made the team.
Towns spoke for the first time about not making the team after Saturday’s 118-106 loss to the Clippers.
“I’m worried about our team, about getting Ws,” Towns said. “I’m desensitized to being disrespected in this league. I’ve been disrespected since I came in. It’s nothing new when I didn’t see my name up there.