Karl-Anthony Towns will get support from former teammate in the Eastern Conference Finals

Karl-Anthony Towns will get support from former teammate in the Eastern Conference Finals originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Knicks have been waiting for the Eastern Conference Finals for a while.

They are waiting for the winner of the series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons . The rest of the league is well aware of how well the Knicks are playing, including the Minnesota Timberwolves . They just got eliminated by the San Antonio Spurs , and now, they will be watching the rest of the Playoffs, including their former franchise player, Karl-Anthony Towns.

The Timberwolves will be supporting Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks Now that the Timberwolves have been eliminated, the players have a lot of time on their hands. For the past two years, they have gotten used to being one of the NBA Playoffs' final four teams. They are now exiting the postseason in the Western Conference Semifinals.

It is a disappointing end, but the players are now in offseason mode, and that includes watching the rest of the Playoffs. MORE: ABC accidentally airs Knicks vs Cavs promotional material, which has led to speculations As one of the mainstays of the Timberwolves roster, Naz Reid was quite close with Karl-Anthony Towns. Now, Reid will be watching either from the sidelines or at home, and he will support his old teammate.