Nick Young picked a good time to break out his Karl-Anthony Towns impression.
In a recent episode of Gilbert Arenas’ podcast Gil’s Arena, the crew had a spirited exchange about the state of the NBA All-Star Game and debated possible changes that could be made to the annual event in an effort to make it a more competitive and appealing product. Arenas proposed eliminating the three-point line because players have become too reliant on taking a shot from downtown.
"As a player in an All-Star Game, if I'm guarding a guy that can only shoot a two, I'ma just back up and make him shoot a long ass two, what's the fucking difference?," DeMarcus Cousins said at the 23:25 mark.
"If you was guarding a big that's standing way out, he's not gonna take that long two," Rashad McCants responded, seemingly arguing that it would be unnecessary to attempt a shot from further away, if it still counts as just two points.
Someone suggested that a big man like Towns, a career 40-percent three-point shooter, would still take long-distance shots, setting off another debate—until Young interjected with his impression of the New York Knicks star.
"He's gonna say, 'I thought it was a two,'" Young said, causing the crew to erupt into laughter. "I thought it was a three. My bad, I thought it was a three. I shot a three. I thought it was a three…my bad, coach."
The impression stems from an observation that has been made about Towns' occasional high-pitched voice.
Towns isn't the only current NBA player who deals with changes to their voice.