Karl-Anthony Towns Wore Knicks-Spurs 1999 NBA Finals T-Shirt to His 1st NYK Game After 2024 Trade

An NBA Finals showdown with the San Antonio Spurs is going to be something of a full-circle moment for Karl-Anthony Towns' tenure with the New York Knicks.

After all, Towns arrived at his first preseason game with the Knicks in October 2024 after he was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves wearing a throwback 1999 NBA Finals shirt for the series between San Antonio and New York:

New York is returning to the Finals for the first time since that 1999 series, which didn't go well for the Eastern Conference team. NBA Finals MVP Tim Duncan and the Spurs cruised to a five-game victory and won two the three contests in Madison Square Garden.

If the Knicks are going to avoid such a fate this time around, it will be up to Towns and the rest of the frontcourt to at least keep Victor Wembanyama in check and prevent him from taking over the series like Duncan did in 1999.