A few years ago, Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl Anthony Towns had some bold words, claiming that he was the best shooting big man in the NBA.

That claim hasn’t stood up very well under pressure in the Western Conference Finals this year against the Dallas Mavericks, as Towns has gone ice-cold from deep, making just 4 of his 32 three-pointers, which is just 12.5%.

This type of shooting performance has led the crew on ‘Inside the NBA’ at TNT to come up with a new nickname for “KAT” which fans absolutely love on social media.

The new nickname is “Bad Kitty.”

As you would expect, the “Bad Kitty” nickname has drawn a lot of jokes and reactions on X.

The “Bad Kitty” nickname has also led to a secondary nickname for Towns, where some fans are now calling him “Big Purr.”

Towns has at least one more game in this series on Tuesday night to try and turn things around, but it’s looking more and more like the Timberwolves are going to be headed home before long after falling down 0-3 to the Mavericks.