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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 20

Jordyn Woods Shares 37-Second Wedding Teaser as Karl-Anthony Towns Brings Knicks' 5-Game Title Theme

Updated

Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 20

Jordyn Woods Shares 37-Second Wedding Teaser as Karl-Anthony Towns Brings Knicks' 5-Game Title Theme

Q: How did Karl-Anthony Towns secure the actual 29-pound Larry O'Brien trophy for his private Malibu wedding celebration?

He appears to have secured it through the Knicks/NBA as a team privilege rather than by any public purchase or special outside arrangement. The reporting and social posts around the wedding make clear it was the actual 29-pound Larry O’Brien Trophy, not a replica. Video clips showed Towns personally walking out with it, and guest Gayle King said on “CBS Mornings” that “it was the real trophy” and even made it onto the dance floor during the reception. What has not been publicly detailed is the exact logistics or authorization process. No report cited an NBA rule, a Tiffany loan, or a formal explanation from the Knicks about who approved transport of the trophy to a private Malibu wedding. But the available coverage strongly suggests Towns, as a member of the championship Knicks, was allowed to bring the team’s trophy to the event as part of the club’s post-title access and celebrations. That fits with other reporting that the championship trophy belonged with the team and was also being publicly displayed in New York after the title run. In other words, Towns did not “secure” it in any commercial sense; he appears to have had legitimate team-backed access to the authentic trophy and brought it to the wedding with organizational approval or coordination.

Q: Did the heavy Knicks branding and A-list celebrity guest list overshadow the actual romance of the ceremony?

Not entirely. The Knicks branding and celebrity turnout clearly dominated the public image of the wedding, but the available reporting suggests the ceremony itself still had a strong romantic core. Public-facing details heavily emphasized the Knicks: the Larry O’Brien Trophy at the ceremony and on the dance floor, “Knicks in 5” jokes, “Married in 5” hoodies, Fanatics gift bags, and a guest list packed with teammates and celebrities from Kylie Jenner to Timothée Chalamet. In media coverage and on social media, those details naturally drew the most attention because they were visually striking and tied to Towns’ championship run. But the romance was not absent. Reports describe an oceanfront Malibu setting, white florals, emotional moments during the vows, the couple showing their rings, and Towns telling Woods, “You look amazing” as she approached. Their relationship history also gives the ceremony more depth: they were friends before dating, supported each other through major family losses, and got engaged in a highly personal proposal with a ring Towns designed himself using family birthstones. So the Knicks theme likely overshadowed the romance in headlines and viral clips, but not necessarily at the event itself. The wedding appears to have been deliberately designed as both a love story and a championship victory lap. For fans and media, the sports spectacle was the loudest element; for the couple, the reporting indicates the emotional center remained intact.

2 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 20

A 37-second teaser from Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods' Aug. 15 Malibu wedding shows Towns calling the date his "real Game 5" before Woods closes with "Knicks in 5!"
The video ties the ceremony directly to New York's NBA title run, repeatedly invoking the number five after the Knicks beat the Spurs in five games for their first championship in 53 years.
The Larry O'Brien Trophy appears throughout the wedding footage and even reached the dance floor, extending Towns' championship summer into the celebration.
Knicks teammates Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and OG Anunoby attended alongside celebrity guests including Kylie Jenner, Timothée Chalamet, the Biebers, Michael B. Jordan and Ben Stiller.