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Zach LaVine's Karl-Anthony Towns Statement Before Knicks-Bulls

Chicago Bulls star Zach LaVine spoke on his former teammate.

Joey Linn

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) with former teammate Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) after the game at Target Center.
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) with former teammate Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) after the game at Target Center. / Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images
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The Chicago Bulls are facing the New York Knicks on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Acquiring star center Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves this offseason, the Knicks have started just 4-5 through nine games.

Towns has played well to start his Knicks tenure, averaging 24.9 points and 12.3 rebounds on 52.3 percent from the field and 53.7 percent from three. Wednesday’s game against the Bulls will be Towns’ first matchup this season against his former Timberwolves teammate Zach LaVine.

Speaking with reporters ahead of this game, LaVine said via K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports News: “He gives them a lot of offense. Hopefully I can talk a little trash to him, throw him off his game. Say some old words to him, see if it makes him miss a couple threes.”

LaVine and Towns were teammates for two seasons in Minnesota before the All-Star guard was sent to Chicago. LaVine is in his eighth season wit the Bulls after spending the first three years of his career in Minnesota.

Many believe this could be the final season LaVine plays with the Bulls, as they have finally begun rebuilding. The 29-year-old guard has averaged 22.5 points this season, and is a theoretical fit on several contenders.

For now, LaVine has his focus on Chicago and helping the Bulls get a win against Towns and the Knicks.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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