How close was KAT to picking baseball over hoops? 'I wanted to be a Yankee' (opens original article in a new tab)

Karl-Anthony Towns nearly pursued baseball over basketball as a child but returned to hoops after encouragement from friends, eventually becoming an NBA star.

• Karl-Anthony Towns considered switching from basketball to baseball as a child
• Towns was a Dominican National Team basketball player since age 16 and a Yankees fan
• Towns' childhood friends convinced him to return to basketball, leading to his NBA career