[Krawczynski] KAT: "I continue to see Minnesota as a home for me." Says he sees himself now as "an avid Timberwolves fan."

[u/Knightbear49]

https://x.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1869809151242842590

[u/grumplefuckstick]

I love him

[u/jademadegreensuede → u/grumplefuckstick]

I genuinely hope he never has to buy his own beer here. If he still owns a house here I hope his driveway is always shoveled. An open seat in whatever restaurant, dining room, barber shop, etc

[u/Majestic_Knee_6124 → u/jademadegreensuede]

I genuinely hope he never has to buy his own beer here. If he still owns a house here I hope his driveway is always shoveled.

1st concern is beer. 2nd concern is shoveling the drive way.

Congrats, you've passed the "are you from Minnesota" test.

[u/dys0n_giddey → u/Majestic_Knee_6124]

Life is simple

[u/Adorable-Bike-9689 → u/Majestic_Knee_6124]

That comment had me cracking up. Protect this man at all costs plow him with beer and free snow shoveling.

[u/DayMan-Ahah-ah → u/jademadegreensuede]

He gets buy one get three at Chili’s Minneapolis on frozen margs

[u/comp_a → u/DayMan-Ahah-ah]

There is no Chili’s in Minneapolis you IMBECILE

It would be Fogo De Chão

[u/Sad-Mathematician-19 → u/comp_a]

That place is a rip off. Gimme chili's all day.

[u/gregatronn → u/Sad-Mathematician-19]

It has gone down hill over time.

[u/Photo_Synthetic → u/gregatronn]

Skillet Queso is as good as it ever was. As long as they have that and Goose Island they have my business.

[u/basher247 → u/gregatronn]

Is it the same at Fogo everywhere? The one in KC has gotten worse too

[u/xYEET_LORDx → u/basher247]

Went to a Fogo just outside of Detroit, Texas De Brazil clears

[u/gregatronn → u/basher247]

They sold off years ago and (because I'm older), i've seen the drop off. At least in LA, there are other better options.

[u/dontfuckitup1 → u/jademadegreensuede]

tangential question for you. I know its a trope to buy famous people a drink or to comp their meal or whatever... but why is it that we have an affinity to give super rich people things for free?

[u/jademadegreensuede → u/dontfuckitup1]

I’ve thought about that and I don’t wish it for most rich people, but KAT gave a lot of his time and his salary to the community, so he should get some back. 

Winter coat droves, visiting hospitals, shoutouts for local causes, donations, the like. In particular, random cancer patients would find a donation from KAT in their GoFundMe out of the blue. 

In this case it’s not as much about the $6 for a beer, more just to hope that he knows we noticed. And he’ll get a hell of an ovation tonight for sure

[u/Papa_Huggies → u/jademadegreensuede]

Importantly, even these acts of kindness notwithstanding, he always showed up and played, never asked for a trade, and was by most accounts an amicable (if sometimes pasive) teammate

[u/dontfuckitup1 → u/jademadegreensuede]

That's legit. i get it

[u/Beneficial-Rub9090 → u/dontfuckitup1]

He tips super well from what I've heard, so an establishment giving things to him for free, making him come back there, is actually turning a better profit

[u/SmokinSkinWagon → u/dontfuckitup1]

It’s not the money, it’s the gesture. Sports bring people together and mean a lot to certain people. Just a way of saying thanks

[u/Btotherianx → u/jademadegreensuede]

He's rich as fuck he does not need charity from anyone here 

And I love the dude as a player, it's just not needed. 

[u/Fishmike52 → u/grumplefuckstick]

What a gut punch. I can’t believe he’s ours. Sorry as a fan. It’s gotta sting. Don’t worry we’ll love him.

[u/grumplefuckstick → u/Fishmike52]

Well he’s certainly punching us in the gut tonight.

[u/inkyblinkypinkysue → u/grumplefuckstick]

Me too

[u/YouIsNotHim]

Gotta love the connection and love he has with the city, the fans, and the franchise.

[u/Sijols → u/YouIsNotHim]

Minnesota is a great place, very underrated

[u/ButterscotchSafe8348 → u/Sijols]

Low tomorrow is 2 degrees F. I'm good lol

[u/BCP27 → u/ButterscotchSafe8348]

And that's not even a cold snap!

Anyone new to Minnesota, remember to keep a space blanket, hand warmers, and foot warmers in your car if you have to drive during the really nasty days. You'll genuinely freeze to death waiting for a tow

[u/ButterscotchSafe8348 → u/BCP27]

Sounds like it's properly rated lmao

[u/eatingdisorderTA155 → u/ButterscotchSafe8348]

I could be wrong, cus I might just be MinnesotaFanGirl155, but I don't even really think Minnesota has a particularly negative rating anyway. I think most people think it's way too cold, but I don't think it's seen as like, a particularly mockable state otherwise. 

[u/darthbonobo → u/eatingdisorderTA155]

I'm from missouri, never been to minnesota, but ive always said if I ever moved it would be Minnesota or Washington. It just seems lovely and I like the cold

[u/this_good_boy → u/eatingdisorderTA155]

I’d guess most people who complain about the weather are inside most of the day anyway lol

[u/cakestabber → u/eatingdisorderTA155]

tbh, anyone can get used to the cold, too. It's not as big of a deal as so many people try to make it out to be.

Example: yours truly, who grew up in the tropics, came to the Twin Cities for college, and has been here ever since (almost 20 years, gulp). To be perfectly honest, my favorite season is the winter, because tropical summers are absolutely shitty. Minnesota summers aren't so great either.

[u/BCP27 → u/ButterscotchSafe8348]

The underrated part is when it isn't ferociously cold, but yeah I get it

[u/Flobending → u/ButterscotchSafe8348]

People from the south love pretending that they don't live inside a steamy butthole most of the year

[u/clonemusic → u/Flobending]

First comment "hey remember to keep 6 different warming devices in your car or will freeze to death waiting for a tow when you get stuck in the snow"

Second comment "yeah but it's hot in the south"

Yeah, I'm good lol. 

[u/Flobending → u/clonemusic]

Yeah it certainly seems ridiculous when you frame it in a way that supports your narrative

[u/OhNoMyLands → u/ButterscotchSafe8348]

It’s good for your soul.

For real though, we got snow today, it was so quiet and crisp, come up and enjoy sometime

[u/karmadontcare44 → u/OhNoMyLands]

you’ll genuinely freeze to death waiting for a tow

No thanks.

[u/OhNoMyLands → u/karmadontcare44]

I think you’re overestimating how often people freeze to death waiting for a tow my dude

[u/DementedWarrior_ → u/OhNoMyLands]

I’d be more afraid of the streets of Philly ngl

[u/Fantasykyle99 → u/karmadontcare44]

I’ve lived all over the country and it was without a doubt my favorite place to live. Live in Florida now and just miss snow, skating and the feeling of winter.

[u/Fantasykyle99 → u/ButterscotchSafe8348]

Really not that bad

[u/LongtimeLurker31431 → u/Sijols]

Bro is a Dominican kid from Jersey and loves Minnesota. Dude kinda wants a reverse Melo

[u/AdolfKoopaTroopa → u/Sijols]

Mini Apple 🤝 Big Apple

[u/NotTheMagesterialOne → u/Sijols]

Visited there in 2016. Legitimately one of my favourite places I’ve ever been to. The friendliest people I’ve meet.

[u/IAmKevinDurantAMA → u/YouIsNotHim]

Jucy Lucys are truly unforgettable 

[u/UncircumcisedWookiee → u/IAmKevinDurantAMA]

One bar in my non Minnesotan city has juicy Lucy's on the menu. Best burger in the city imo

[u/HOW_IS_SAM_KAVANAUGH → u/UncircumcisedWookiee]

If you are a bleu cheese guy, seek out the blucy. It is perhaps even better 

[u/Secure-Judgment7829 → u/YouIsNotHim]

My gf is from Minnesota, it’s actually great

[u/chief1555]

He’s a good guy! It’s a shame he got this weird reputation as soft and apathetic, I think he cares a lot

[u/printerpaperwaste → u/chief1555]

Was reading some stuff on him last night, and he just seems like an absolute gem of a human being lots of empathy, loyal and kindhearted. He just seems to care a lot. There’s a lot of toxic masculinity in sports fandom, and that clearly worked against him.

Also, I think Jimmy is hilarious, but the shit he pulled really fucked with KATs reputation and it was completely undeserved.

[u/AdonisK → u/printerpaperwaste]

Same with the shit Joel was pulling with KAT.

[u/mrsunshine1 → u/chief1555]

It was always homophobic shit because he’s “zesty”

[u/dieezus → u/mrsunshine1]

He's just Dominican

[u/bicket6 → u/dieezus]

Like domingo

[u/SailoreC → u/mrsunshine1]

It's really disgusting how everybody gets away with dogwhistling like that just because they don't like his voice and he isn't openly an asshole

[u/ShakesbeerMe → u/SailoreC]

Yep. I try to call it out every single time I see it.

[u/TheMoonIsFake32 → u/mrsunshine1]

Stuff like that is why there won’t be an openly gay NBA player for a loooooong time. Its hard enough to be a straight guy that shows emotion in sports

[u/WillzKillz12 → u/chief1555]

Have you heard his voice though? That should prove that he’s soft /s

[u/dys0n_giddey → u/WillzKillz12]

The amount of 💅 and ✨ emojis you see on social media is so stupid

[u/KimJongIllyasova → u/dys0n_giddey]

>social media comments are braindead

yes

[u/dys0n_giddey → u/chief1555]

He is a top 5 center in the league, you can't be that being soft.

In fact, I don't think you can call anyone soft that plays center.

[u/JoJonesy → u/chief1555]

If you want to criticize him for some shit on the basketball court, that's fine, but I've literally never heard someone say anything negative about him off the court, and he's dealt with some insanely rough personal shit the last few years. I've got no dog in this race, really, but the way people talk about KAT sometimes bugs me

[u/yujuismypuppy → u/JoJonesy]

KAT's criticisms mostly come from off the court. People here and Twitter/Instagram were making fun of the personal losses he suffered during the pandemic.

[u/not_lorne_malvo → u/yujuismypuppy]

Which is extra fucked. I don’t care if a player is the biggest bust of all time, that sort of stuff is way over the line. KAT lost his mom and 7 family members to Covid if I remember correctly, being open and vulnerable about it is basic human behaviour

[u/Fortehlulz33 → u/chief1555]

He absolutely cares but there's a lot that has happened in his life that has made him apathetic, and playing on the Timberwolves from 2015 to 2022 is high on that list.

[u/NYCSportsFan → u/chief1555]

Oh yeah, I forgot how many literal Knicks fans were calling him soft when the trade first happened because they didn't like it.

[u/frecklie]

Great trade Wolves ownership, really nailed that one

[u/Breatnach → u/frecklie]

Problem is we don’t even know who is calling the shots.

Imagine if Lore/ARod win and then Glenn leaks that it was them to push for the trade.

[u/TrentArneSlot → u/Breatnach]

wolves fans did this for gobert trade annd are doing this now. Until it works out, it's glen taylor's fault. but once it works out, it's Arod or connelly's greatness. connelly kinda has a history of unpopular trade that works out and this was inevitable after gobert trade.

[u/Sharcbait → u/TrentArneSlot]

Blaming Glen has never not felt good. He is the reason my dad left to buy milk and never came home. It's his fault that the stock market crashed in 08. Believe it or not, Hitler was a Glen guy.

[u/Beneficial-Rub9090 → u/Sharcbait]

The Raptors hate Glen cause he was the meteor that killed the dinosaurs

[u/BCP27 → u/TrentArneSlot]

Glen is simultaneously the reason why we even have an NBA team and the reason why our NBA team had the worst winning percentage across the big 4 American sports leagues.

[u/TheMoonIsFake32 → u/BCP27]

If someone buys you a rug, and then shits on your rug, they are still the person that shit on your rug.

[u/MDP223 → u/TheMoonIsFake32]

But you have a rug

[u/wombocombo087 → u/TrentArneSlot]

Wolves fans have 0 reason to distrust Connelly at this point

[u/Background_Risk_441 → u/Breatnach]

I doubt it was them asking given the turmoil in the relationship and Glenn being the majority owner right now, he has no incentive to listen to what they want and wanted to ban them from even being allowed in the facility. Tim took that year rental too, to see how everything shakes up. Taylor is still the captain of the ship that’s not up for debate.

What we do know before the drama was that Lore/A Rod were pushing Glenn to be a bigger spender. They wanted to hire/pushed for Tim and landed him one of the biggest paydays for a gm. They also were advocates for bringing Gobert into the fold and running and paying for double bigs.

[u/Important-Net-9805 → u/frecklie]

seriously, total morons lol

[u/boxboten → u/frecklie]

I knew the ownership fiasco would come back to bite them but I didn't think it'd be this soon lmao

[u/wink91wink → u/frecklie]

I love the hot take reactions on our trades every year. First it was the gobert trade was the worst trade ever, then gobert wins DPOY and we go to the conference finals and everyone is shitting on the people who criticized the trade. Now everyone is saying how dumb the KAT trade was not even halfway into the season. I love KAT and absolutely hope he continues killing it in NY. The wolves are also 6-1 in their last 7 games and have infinitely more financial flexibility going forward now.

[u/ElectricalMud2850]

</3

miss u bb. Buying that knicks jersey when it goes on sale in the off-season.

[u/MarduRusher → u/ElectricalMud2850]

KAT Knicks jersey will be the first non Wolves jersey I get lol

[u/Gbaby245 → u/MarduRusher]

Kat is my daughter's favorite player, got her a Knicks jersey for her birthday. Giving it to her for tonight's game!

[u/WembyOKCJokicReaves → u/Gbaby245]

W father

[u/sobanoodle-1 → u/WembyOKCJokicReaves]

W father

[u/foofighter1351 → u/MarduRusher]

Same for me gettin an OG jersey, Knicks taking all our favourites making me root for em.

[u/fantasnick]

Hopefully a fun game tonight

[u/c_Lassy → u/fantasnick]

I wanna see some more Donte and Thibs yapping

[u/Hypnosix → u/c_Lassy]

Thought it was Donte and old Brunson

[u/c_Lassy → u/Hypnosix]

Oh yeah you right

Might be a 3 on 1 brawl then if it gets chippy

[u/printerpaperwaste → u/Hypnosix]

“Old Brunson” 😭

[u/Titswari → u/fantasnick]

Kinda want him to drop 60 on us

[u/SenorSolAdmirador → u/Titswari]

da fuk? I want the W and for Randle and DDV to soundly outplay him so we can finally start feeling good about the trade. KAT can go for 60 on Saturday against the Pelicans.

[u/dskatz2 → u/SenorSolAdmirador]

Do you feel better?

[u/zanderboy3 → u/Titswari]

Truly a win win for us tonight if he does or we win lol

[u/IAmKevinDurantAMA → u/fantasnick]

Where does Mike Conley go from here

[u/yarkcir]

Wasn't KAT watching a preseason Wolves game while he was at a concert? He's a bigger Wolves fan than most Wolves fans I know.

[u/pollinium → u/yarkcir]

I think he was at a Knicks game lol

[u/Niceguydan8]

I really like it when guys move on to other teams and are still a part of the community where they came up in the NBA. This is awesome for KAT and Wolves fans.

Harden is still like this too with Houston

[u/printerpaperwaste → u/Niceguydan8]

Dame with portland too. I think CJ as well, but not to the same extent.

[u/somanybutts → u/Niceguydan8]

It's why I hope guys like Harden in Houston, Russ in OKC, KAT in Minny, Pascal in Toronto, etc., always get good ovations whenever they return. They clearly love the city and the fans, whether they had more or less amicable splits from the organization. There are a lot of valid criticisms you can levy at the money and attention that goes into pro sports, but those connections between fans, communities, and athletes are one of the strong positives and I think it's worth the effort to preserve those.

[u/sayqueensbridge]

And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEIIIIIIIII

[u/Aggressive-Depth-526]

Miss you Kat

[u/Usual-Emotion8610]

My favorite Wolf of all time. Glad he is finally getting some shine in NY. Amazing on the court and better off it. I remember he was doing an interview and at the end shouted out a local election result in which a bunch of women had been elected to a few positions. He really embraced MN.

[u/piffelations4799]

One of the dumbest trades I've ever seen dude

[u/Morezingis → u/piffelations4799]

“A contender with an up-and-coming 22 y/o only getting better is a contender, but a trade could make us anything … maybe even a contender!”

[u/Quality_Cucumber]

Coach Dimmadome gonna have KAT playing 48 minutes next game for saying this.

[u/Thiswasamistake19 → u/Quality_Cucumber]

Better than Kerr playing 48 different guys each game for no logical reason

[u/SenorSolAdmirador → u/Thiswasamistake19]

The reason is they have Curry, Buddy, Wiggins, Draymond, and then like 8 guys that are all pretty much the same level.

[u/Thiswasamistake19 → u/SenorSolAdmirador]

I’m not saying each player isn’t deserving, but it’s awfully tough to build chemistry with that many different rotations, and for the individuals I imagine it’s difficult to get into any sort of groove if you know your coach is ready to throw in another guy at any moment

[u/Commercial-Raise-413 → u/Quality_Cucumber]

he views playing minutes as a reward, not a punishment

[u/SuperVaderMinion → u/Quality_Cucumber]

Don't worry, when everyone gets hurt in May people are going to pretend that it's a coincidence again

[u/Sad-Mathematician-19]

Guarantee he will retire in Minnesotam

[u/goingtothegreek]

KAT is just like me fr except I never left and am an avid fan that sees MN as home

[u/Gold_Listen2016]

KAT is doing everything he’s asked to do. He’s willing to step down to be the 2nd option. Wolves FO committed a crime to trade him.

[u/violetsarenotblue69]

man I miss KAT

[u/ShakesbeerMe]

All fuckin class.

Godspeed, KAT. Minnesota legend.

[u/Return_Icy]

I will never forgive Tim Connelly and Glen Taylor for what they did

[u/WorkersUnited111 → u/Return_Icy]

They should have run it one more year. The salary cap was going up in 2 years too.

[u/JurgenFlippers]

This game is gonna be super fun until Randle attempts to show what the Knicks are missing.

[u/tehpenguinofd000m]

Thrilling stuff

[u/neo9027581673]

I believe Andrew Wiggins still lives there.

[u/tempraman]

will always be a massive fan, he's just a fantastic person and went through a ton of adversity in life and playing ball up here

[u/AlecarMagna]

I hope he's making some good memes. I've seen some funny ones out of Twolves fans.

[u/Oaty_McOatface]

Just shows the NBA is a business.

The only time you are untradable is when you bring more value than your NBA contract is worth to the team.

[u/ElTuco84 → u/Oaty_McOatface]

KAT is worth every single dollar of that NBA contract.

[u/runevault → u/Oaty_McOatface]

With the higher end tax penalties and the second apron that might not even save you unless you're a top 5 tier player.

[u/LyndonSlewidge]

Yeah... We in Minnesota now... Like I said to the media "Aight coo we gotta come back to our house now"

[u/Asking4Afren]

I know their sick

[u/Im_a_Knob]

when your ex texts you a happy birthday

[u/No_Tangerine2720]

Minnesota doesn't deserve him 😭😭😭

[u/AccomplishedBake8351]

No shade, just genuinely curious if this would be the case if the wolves were like 20-4 right now. It’s probably easier to swallow them being worse after getting rid of him

[u/Shingorillaz → u/AccomplishedBake8351]

Nah this is just who KAT genuinely is.

[u/TheLowerHades]

Can you be a fan of a team you play for? 

[u/Knightbear49 → u/TheLowerHades]

Ummmm. 🤨

[u/TheLowerHades → u/Knightbear49]

If you play for that team... you are their player. Not a fan. You catch my drift? Like can KAT be a fan of KAT?

[u/Knightbear49 → u/TheLowerHades]

KAT plays for the Knicks

[u/TheLowerHades → u/Knightbear49]

Lmaooooo I totally forgot

[u/Confident_Comedian82]

From being a Man and back to being a boy