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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Get breaking news and SI\u2019s biggest stories instantly. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers.&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns will donate the Kia he won for being named the NBA Rookie of the Year to the Minnesota Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, reports Kristen Ledlow&amp;nbsp;of NBA TV.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Towns, 20, is donating the car in honor of his former coach Flip Saunders, who passed away at the age of 60 last year after battling Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Towns honored Saunders during his acceptance of the award, wearing a pin with his coach\u2019s name on his suit.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022 Karl-Anthony Towns named NBA Rookie of the Year unanimously&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Towns was named the Rookie of the Year after setting Minnesota franchise rookie records in 2015\u201316. He finished the season averaging 18.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He earned a unanimous vote for the award.&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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