Karl-Anthony Towns takes brutal jab at Cavs during ESPYs: ‘Should win this one analytically’

KAT brought out his claws. Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, in attendance for the 2026 ESPY Awards at Lincoln Center on Wednesday night, took a swipe at one of the team’s playoff foes as New York looked to take home the Best Team award. “You can pick up all the analytics and statistics you want,” Towns said during a pre-show interview Wednesday with ESPN’s Kevin Negandhi and Christine Williamson. Karl-Anthony Towns and model Jordyn Woods attend the 2026 ESPY Awards at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on July 15, 2026. AFP via Getty Images “Analytically, we should win this one. We should win this one analytically.” Towns’ remark was a shot at Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson, who infamously suggested his team had been “analytically” superior to the Knicks during the Eastern C