Chris bosh on how karl-anthony towns should deal with ‘soft’ label

Chris Bosh on how Karl-Anthony Towns should deal with ‘soft’ labelBy Jared SchwartzPublishedMay 20, 2025, 8:42 p.m. ETSee AlsoWWE has perfect opportunity to capitalize on Jalen

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Karl-Anthony Towns has certainly not shaken the characterization.

The “soft” label is often bestowed upon big men with a preference to shoot from the outside rather than bang under the basket. Towns usually utilizes finesse over ferocity.

Chris Bosh shared a similar style and narrative. And it worked out just fine for him.

“That’s probably gonna be the easy, low-hanging fruit if you’re a jump-shooting big man, which there’s nothing wrong with that,” Bosh told The Post. “There’s also dunks and layups, I see

[Towns] do that, too. You’re gonna get that label automatically. That came to me when I came to Miami, and I came to Miami as a slasher. I was a slasher getting 10 free throws a game. I

wanted to take the rim home with me.

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