Karl-Anthony Towns was hanging out with his father and a few friends at his house in suburban Minneapolis on the night of Friday, Sept. 29, when he got a knock at his door. Waiting on the other side was Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly.

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns played through the NBA Playoffs in pain, and he is getting those injuries treated this offseason. Towns underwent procedures to repair a bruised left knee and ligament damage on his left finger, a ccording to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne.

Social media has been ablaze with controversy as Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns has received loads of criticism for his uneven performance during the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers.