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A towering hoops talent - and only in eighth grade

HAMPTON, Va. - Karl Towns Jr. makes people look in a different direction. On this cloudy Saturday morning, folks flock to the Boo Williams Sportsplex for a glimpse of Horace Spencer, the 6-foot-8 headliner at the Nike Easter Invitational 14-and-under tournament.

Karl Towns Jr. is a 6-foot-10 eighth grader from Piscataway, N.J. (Laurence Kesterson/Staff Photographer)
Karl Towns Jr. is a 6-foot-10 eighth grader from Piscataway, N.J. (Laurence Kesterson/Staff Photographer)Read moreLaurence Kesterson / Staff Photographer
    by Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer
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