{"id":155283,"date":"2025-08-18T13:08:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=155283"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:08:48","slug":"karl-anthony-towns-devin-booker-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/08\/18\/karl-anthony-towns-devin-booker-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl-Anthony Towns Shares an Emotional Devin Booker Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is hard to imagine the NBA without Devin Booker<\/a>, who is a four-time All-Star, a two-time All-NBA player, and one of the best scorers in the game. But while he seems confident on the floor nowadays, there was a time when he didn\u2019t think he would make it to the league. Yet, thanks to his friendship with Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a>, Book made it there. Speaking on a podcast recently, KAT shared an emotional and supportive story of how the two were friends for a while.<\/p>\n

Karl-Anthony Towns Shares an Emotional Devin Booker Story<\/h2>\n

Karl-Anthony Towns was a guest on Carmelo Anthony<\/a>\u2019s podcast, and the two talked about a couple of topics, including culture in New York, but also his friendship with Devin Booker. KAT said:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, it\u2019s crazy. We\u2019ve been friends since high school, and we have been talking about Kentucky since high school. I remember Book was in college, and we used to be sitting there, and Book would be like, \u2018Man, you’re about to go to the NBA, you’re going to get drafted Number one, and I\u2019m gonna be here in Kentucky for another year or two\u2019. I was like, bro, if we handle business on the court, we win and stuff, all our draft stocks go up. It makes no sense to stay if we handle business the way we’re supposed to.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n