{"id":508594,"date":"2026-05-26T09:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/karl-anthony-towns-celebrates-the-knicks-arrival-to-the-finals-its-an-honor-to-do-it-with-the-team-i-supported-my-whole-life\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T09:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:43:18","slug":"karl-anthony-towns-celebrates-the-knicks-arrival-to-the-finals-its-an-honor-to-do-it-with-the-team-i-supported-my-whole-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/karl-anthony-towns-celebrates-the-knicks-arrival-to-the-finals-its-an-honor-to-do-it-with-the-team-i-supported-my-whole-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Karl-Anthony Towns celebrates the Knicks&#8217; arrival to the Finals: &#8220;It&#8217;s an honor to do it with the team I supported my whole life&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<em>Santo Domingo.<\/em> Dominican star player Karl-Anthony Towns expressed his excitement after qualifying for the NBA Finals with the New York Knicks, a team he claims to have supported since childhood.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/baloncesto\/knicks-aplastan-a-cavaliers-y-avanzan-a-las-finales-de-la-nba-towns-vuelve-a-brillar-con-doble-doble\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Knicks crush Cavaliers and advance to the NBA Finals; Towns shines again with a double-double<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n&#8220;It&#8217;s an honor to be able to do this with the team I grew up supporting my whole life,&#8221; said Towns after the Knicks completed a resounding 4-0 sweep over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.\n\nThe New York team secured their ticket to the Finals with a crushing 130-93 victory in the fourth game of the series, restoring hope to a fanbase that hadn&#8217;t seen their team compete for the championship in decades.\n\nTowns, born in New Jersey and of Dominican descent on his mother&#8217;s side, confessed that the moment has a special meaning because of the sentimental bond he has with New York City.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Karl-Anthony Towns postgame interview after the Knicks clinched the NBA Finals.<br><br>He give a big shoutout to the Knicks fans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7E8l8or84n\">pic.twitter.com\/7E8l8or84n<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrBuckBuckNBA\/status\/2059105566266454082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n&#8220;That the word hope returns to the city thanks to us is something very emotional, something I have always dreamed of,&#8221; expressed the Dominican pivot after the celebration.\n\nThe player also highlighted the team&#8217;s collective commitment and sacrifice throughout the season, pointing out that from the beginning they were clear that the goal was to reach the NBA Finals.\n\n&#8220;We had those expectations for ourselves. We knew this team was capable of achieving it. The only thing we had to do was work, keep believing in each other, and keep sacrificing,&#8221; he stated.\n\nKarl-Anthony Towns has been a key player for the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, averaging 15.8 points and 12 rebounds per game, establishing himself as one of the team&#8217;s leaders in this historic season.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo. Dominican star player Karl-Anthony Towns expressed his excitement after qualifying for the NBA Finals with the New York Knicks, a team he claims to have supported since childhood. 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