Snapshot · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Towns arrives at the practice facility four hours before an 11am shootaround, turning on the lights himself and working on his body before anyone else arrives.
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Shetty asks what a playoff pre-game day looks like. Towns's answer is a masterclass in preparation: arrive at 7am for an 11am shootaround, work on the body, shoot before and after the team session, go home for pasta and a nap, then arrive at the arena at 4:15pm. From there, the key is to do everything except think about basketball — sports cards, YouTube golf, talking to Jordan about something completely different. [1] — Karl-Anthony Towns "Towns arrives four hours before an 11am shootaround, watches film, then deliberately fills his mind with everything except basketball befor…" 56:35 The focus that builds through this ritual is almost superhuman: Towns describes the court shrinking as the game goes on, shadows replacing faces in the crowd. The story that captures it best involves Timothée Chalamet sitting one seat away from him in San Antonio — in Chrome Heart jeans, screaming his name — for the entire game, completely unnoticed. The segment closes with Towns discussing his pride in representing the Dominican Republic and his dream of taking the national team to the Olympics, calling it one of his greatest possible honors.
Towns arrives four hours before an 11am shootaround, watches film, then deliberately fills his mind with everything except basketball before the game. And when he locks in, he sees nothing — no fans, no celebrities, not even Timothée Chalamet sitting one seat away.
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