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The Minnesota Timberwolves star, Karl-Anthony Towns, has a rather long name. For that reason, he has a list of nicknames that fans call him by.
However, it sounds like Big KAT is not a fan of his nicknames in the slightest.
During a guest appearance on Paul George’s podcast, The Podcast P Show, Towns started complaining about his nicknames while discussing Nikola Jokic.
As soon as he hears “Joker,” KAT can’t help himself.
Karl-Anthony Towns is not a fan of his nicknames 😬
"[Nikola Jokic] got 'Joker' and I got 'KAT.' … Then I came to Minnesota and they decided to call me, ‘Big Purr,’ what the f*** is that?!"
(via @PodcastPShow)pic.twitter.com/nJcLULNQRJ
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 8, 2023
I haven’t heard many people call him Big Purr, but maybe that’s a Timberwolves thing. Either way, Karl-Anthony Towns very clearly isn’t a fan of his nicknames.
As you can imagine, NBA fans across the league found KAT’s complaints to be rather hilarious.
bro KAT is hilarious
— Father Steele♔ ⁵⁰¹ˢᵗ ⚒ (@harrisonnsteele) May 9, 2023
The look on KAT’s face at the end of the clip is the best part.
Karl funny ngl 😂😂
— VisPod (3-1) (@ignVisPod) May 9, 2023
I wonder if he likes Big Meow? Probably not.
The guys on Kfan refer to Towns as "big meow"
— Andrew Starks (@Starks56) May 9, 2023
Plenty of fans think his nicknames make sense.
Can’t deny that it suits you though
— you (@DistrictNBA) May 8, 2023
Towns may have won some fans over.
Never really realized Kat pretty funny
— Michael Bietsch (@MichaelBietsch) May 9, 2023
Most of the time, nicknames are not given by choice. But KAT makes sense. It’s his initials. Plus, the fact he played for the Kentucky Wildcats doesn’t help.
I can understand not liking to be called Big Purr, or even Big Meow. But when your original nickname is Big KAT, what can you expect?
Maybe Minnesota fans will come up with a new nickname for their star center. If not, it sounds like Karl-Anthony Towns will be stuck with the same nicknames for the remainder of his career.