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VIDEO: Wolves' Towns gets cozy with Oscar-winner, jockey and giant panda

Brad Penner / USA TODAY Sports

Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Karl-Anthony Towns is having a summer he will never forget.

After being selected No. 1 in June's NBA Draft, Towns has done the rounds: NBA Summer League, catching the first pitch at a Cincinnati Reds game, and showing off his dunking prowess at photo shoots.

The University of Kentucky product continued his whirlwind summer with an appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Friday.

With Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey and Comedy Central funnyman Keegan-Michael Key already sharing a phone booth - due to Spacey's failure to answer a cocktail-related quiz question - Towns is forced to join their cramped confines after Fallon nails a question comparing Rihanna and Madonna.

As the trio answers yet another question incorrectly, additional sports and pop culture figures are added to the jam-packed booth.

Near the end of the claustrophobia-inducing game, the 6-foot-11 big man transitions from one booth to the other, squeezing in with Fallon, Key, Triple Crown winning jockey Victor Espinoza, E.T. and a panda mascot.

Karlito enjoyed the experience so much so that he even stole Fallon's idea for his next Towns family event.

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