Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods got married on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California, surrounded by thousands of white flowers and a guest list stacked with Knicks teammates and Hollywood names. The couple shared a kiss after officially tying the knot at the black-tie ceremony, capping a whirlwind year that began with Towns hoisting his first NBA championship trophy in June.
The Knicks center wore a black tuxedo and black dress shoes, while Woods, a fashion designer, wore a strapless gown with a full skirt, train and matching veil, according to amNewYork. Other accounts of the wedding describe an all-black dress code enforced for guests to contrast against an all-white oceanfront floral arch, with Woods' gown featuring a lace scarf and Towns' tuxedo accented by two lapel brooches, per Style Rave.
The celebrity turnout matched the moment. Kylie Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Justin Bieber, Timothée Chalamet, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Ben Stiller and Christine Stiller all attended, per amNewYork's report. Several of Towns' Knicks teammates were also there, including captain Jalen Brunson, who showed up wearing a cast following offseason surgery, along with Josh Hart and OG Anunoby, according to amNewYork; a separate account from Heavy adds that Miles McBride and Jose Alvarado rounded out the teammate contingent.
Party Favors Nodded to the Knicks' Title Run
The reception leaned hard into the timing. Departing guests received customized black hoodies reading “Married in 5” — a reference to Towns' jersey number and the Knicks' five-game NBA Finals win — along with Fanatics gift bags and In-N-Out Burger cups, Heavy reports. New York beat the San Antonio Spurs to capture the franchise's first title in 53 years, a gap the Knicks closed in June 2026.
The wedding itself took place two days before the amNewYork report, and the couple's engagement was announced in a social media post after Towns proposed to Woods on Christmas Day at Overstory, a rooftop bar in Manhattan's Financial District, according to amNewYork. A separate account from Revolt places the proposal on Christmas Eve following a Knicks win, with Woods later noting the date coincidentally matched when her late father proposed to her mother decades earlier.
A Friendship Forged Through Shared Loss
Towns and Woods' romance grew out of a long friendship that turned romantic during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to amNewYork. Woods lost her father, a television sound engineer, in 2017, two weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer. Towns lost his mother in April 2020 to complications from COVID-19; she was 58. Towns has called 2020 the toughest year of his life and, per amNewYork, told Woods at the time, “There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights.”
Towns made the relationship official in an Instagram post in September 2020, amNewYork reports. Woods became a courtside regular at Madison Square Garden and even created custom Knicks designs, including a Knicks handbag, while flying between California and Minnesota to visit Towns during his Timberwolves career. The couple attended the 2026 ESPY Awards together at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City on July 15, per Essence, one month before the Malibu wedding.
From Minneapolis to a Championship in New York
Towns signed with the Knicks in 2024 after New York acquired him from Minnesota in a three-team blockbuster trade also involving the Charlotte Hornets, sending Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Keita Bates-Diop and draft assets to the Timberwolves, according to Hoops Rumors. The trade, finalized days before training camp, prompted Towns and Woods' move to New York that fall. Now 30, Towns enters 2026 with two rings — a championship ring from June and a wedding ring from August — and a little over a month before NBA preseason ramps up in October, per amNewYork.
During the Knicks' championship season, Towns averaged 20.1 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists across 75 regular-season games, shooting 55.1% from the field and 45.6% from three-point range across 19 playoff appearances, according to Basketnews. That production now feeds directly into an approaching contract question.
What's Next: A Supermax Decision Looms
Towns is owed roughly $57.1 million for the 2026-27 season under the four-year, $224 million supermax extension he originally signed with Minnesota in 2022, which includes a $61 million player option for 2027-28, the same Basketnews report notes. He is eligible for a full four-year, $272 million supermax extension, but New York's front office is expected to ask him to accept a team-friendly discount instead, following the precedent Jalen Brunson set when he took less money to help the Knicks manage the salary cap. How Towns responds could shape the roster the Knicks bring back to defend their title.
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