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Karl-Anthony Towns is showing his ridiculous talent against UT-Arlington

Towns is doing it all for Kentucky.

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Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

Kentucky’s absurd collection of talent has been well documented, but freshman big man Karl-Anthony Towns is quickly establishing himself as the team’s most talented player. Towns is making the most of his time on the floor against UT-Arlington on Tuesday, contributing in every facet of the game. At the half, he has nine points, eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks.

Passes like these are becoming a regularity:

If blocks or touch around the rim is more your thing, this should suffice:

No Karl-Anthony Abdul Jabbar skyhooks yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

By the way, UT-Arlington has 12 points at the half. They are shooting 12.5 percent from the field.

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