Towns says he backs medicinal marijuana

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns believes the NBA should permit the use of medicinal marijuana.

In an interview with ESPN on Wednesday, the 22-year-old Towns said he agrees with former NBA commissioner David Stern's stance that the drug should be removed from the league's banned-substance list.

Towns raised the issue when asked by an ESPN reporter what change he would make if he were in NBA commissioner Adam Silver's place.