Karl-Anthony Towns, Jayson Tatum named NBA Players of the Week

20/12/202121:47

The standout frontcourt players take home the honors for Week 9

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 9, respectively for Western and Eastern Conference.

Towns led Minnesota to 3 wins in a row with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, while Tatum contributed with 31.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4 assists in the Celtics 2-1 week.

𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙒𝙀𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍𝙉 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙁𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙔𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 🐺 pic.twitter.com/UA19g2jrHu

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) December 20, 2021

Congratulations @jaytatum0 👏🏽☘️ pic.twitter.com/0bO3zh0e4p

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 20, 2021

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Karl-Anthony Towns, Jayson Tatum named NBA Players of the Week

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