Ja Morant had the last laugh over Karl-Anthony Towns after Timberwolves' collapse

Can the Timberwolves get a rain check? No?

OK, OK. There are no do-overs, but I’m feeling sympathetic after their stunning collapse to the Grizzlies (-2.5 favorites) in a 104-95 loss in Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Because this one had to sting and probably won’t go away for a while — maybe especially after Ja Morant majorly trolled Karl-Anthony Towns.

In their return home to Minnesota, the Timberwolves looked terrific, practically running Memphis off the floor. They held a 79-54 lead with just about three minutes left in the third, and home-court advantage never looked more critical.

Then things fell apart, as the Grizzlies finished on a 50-13 run in roughly 15 minutes.

But late in the first half of the Timberwolves’ premature crowning, Towns was caught on a hot mic. He seemed pretty confident about his team’s ongoing home cooking.

How unfortunate for Towns, who, to put an insult on top of the insult, finished with a paltry line of eight points, five rebounds, five blocks, five fouls and four turnovers. Oh, and he only took four shots all game. Unfortunately, not an out-of-the-ordinary, distanced situation for Towns on this front.

And when Morant caught wind of Towns’ sound bite, he rubbed it in:

It looks like the Morant family has the bragging rights over the Towns family, for now.

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