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“¡Dice si a RD!”
“Karl Towns va para el Mundial”
Headlines like these — “Says yes to DR!” and “Karl Towns goes to the world” — splashed across newspapers in the Dominican Republic in July, reacting to Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns‘ announcement that he would play for his national team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup (Aug. 25-Sept. 10).
“There’s a lot of passion and pride in the Dominican for our national teams,” Towns told ESPN last week prior to taking off for Spain, where he would be meeting the team for exhibition games before traveling to Manila, the Philippines, for the World Cup.
“You see it in the World Baseball Classic. I’ve definitely felt it this summer.”
It is common for star NBA players to mull over the…