In honor of Mother’s Day, Timberwolves Forward Karl-Anthony Towns posted a tribute to his late mother, Jacqueline.

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The post shows a screen of a text exchange between the two this past Christmas: “My Son it seemed like I closed my eyes for just a moment and suddenly a man stood where a boy used to be, I (may) not carry you in my arms anymore but I always carry you in my heart. You are the sweetest present life has ever given me,” his mother writes.

Towns spoke about COVID-19 after his mother was placed in a medically-induced coma in April.

“I think it’s important that everyone understands the severity of what’s happening in the world right now with the coronavirus, and I think where my life is right now could help, so I decided to do this video and give you an update of where I’m at,” Towns said. “I’ve just been getting updates on her condition. It’s rough, and day by day we’re just seeing how it goes. We’re being positive; I’m being very positive. So I’m just keeping the strength up for everybody and my family.”

Jacqueline Towns passed on April 13, due to complications from the coronavirus.

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The good news is, hundreds of thousands of people have recovered from COVID-19. The tragic news is, people still continue to lose their lives due to complications connect with the illness. Recently, Karl-Anthony Towns lost his mother, Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, to COVID-19 just days ago; Jazz legend and Marsalis family patriarch Ellis Marsalis died from coronavirus; and Tyler Perry shared that his longtime hairstylist to the stars, Charles Gregory Ross, passed away from the virus.

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Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada took to her Instagram to share a bit of tragic news of her own. The reality television personality posted photos of herself with her stepfather, including a throwback baby photo of him holding her, along with the news that he’d recently passed away. “On Monday 4/6 I lost my stepfather Larry to Covid-19 ???,” Evelyn wrote in the caption. “Larry, as you sit in heaven enjoying the company of God, I say thank you for the great memories & thank you for being the greatest stepfather a girl can ask for! Happy birthday in paradise ♥️??.”

Many of Evelyn’s friends offered their condolences including Angie Martinez, D.L. Hughley, Spinderella, Larsa Pippen, Kerri Hilson, Somaya Reece, and others. We offer our sincerest condolences to Evelyn Lozada and her family during this time.

Jacqueline Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, passed away today after complications from the Coronavirus. A few weeks ago, Karl-Anthony took to his Instagram account where he told fans to stay and to stay home. During this address, he noted that both of his parents had gotten the Coronavirus and that his father had recovered. However, Towns had noted that his mom was being put into a coma as she was experiencing complications.

An update on Jacqueline's condition was released last week, noting that she was still in the ICU, fighting for her life. Today, the Minnesota Timberwolves took to Twitter where they announced the unfortunate news about her passing.

Karl-Anthony Towns revealed to the world that his family had been struck with the coronavirus, noting that both of his parents had contracted the deadly illness. The basketball star's father, Karl Sr., has since recovered from COVID-19 but KAT's mother Jacqueline Cruz is still fighting for her life. According to John Calipari, the head coach of the University of Kentucky men's team, where Towns played college ball, the athlete's mother remains in critical condition.

"Ms. Jackie, Karl-Anthony Towns’ mother, is still in that hospital fighting. She’s there," said Calipari during a live-stream on Facebook this week. "We get updates, every single day we get an update from Karl Sr. about how she’s doing from the nurses at the ICU. Keep praying for her, send her unbelievably positive thoughts. I can’t wait until she gets out of that hospital. It’s been a tough road."

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From his wording, it would appear as though Calipari and Towns believe she will make a full recovery.

Karl-Anthony posted a video on his Instagram page several weeks ago, detailing the severity of the coronavirus and how it affected his family so severely.

"WE CAN BEAT THIS, BUT THIS IS SERIOUS AND WE NEED TO TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION," wrote the forward.

Continue praying for Ms. Jackie!

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Sharing my story in the hopes that everyone stays at home! We need more equipment and we need to help those medical personnel on the front lines. Thank you to the medical staff who are helping my mom. You are all the true heroes! Praying for all of us at this difficult time.

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Last night, Minnesota Timberwolves player Karl-Anthony Towns took to his Instagram to share a video stressing the importance of taking Coronavirus precautions seriously, opting to share his own story in the process. "WE CAN BEAT THIS, BUT THIS IS SERIOUS AND WE NEED TO TAKE EVERY PRECAUTION," he wrote in the IG caption.

The 24-year old NBA player revealed to his 2.8 million followers that his mother is currently in a medically-induced coma due to COVID-19. "I think it's important that everyone understands the severity of what's happening in the world right now, with this Coronavirus," he says at the outset of the video clip, in which he looks visibly rattled. He reveals that last week both of his parents fell ill, and he urged them to go to the hospital and get tested for Coronavirus. He goes on to explain how his father was sent home to self-isolate, while his mother could not leave, her condition continued to deteriorate. Her fever remained high, her lungs and cough were getting worse, meanwhile medical professionals were doing all they could. Although there was at one point a glimmer of hope that she was improving, things went "sideways." Eventually they had to put her on a ventilator, Towns explains, clearly upset. "It came to a point where...It's been difficult. It's been very difficult for me and my family to say the least. She's the head of our household, she's the boss. She's been in a medically-induced coma," he confirms.

He ends the video by reminding us all what we already know and what we already should all be doing: social distancing, and on an optimistic note he tells us that we will beat this, and we will win. Check it out below. 

We're sending our best wishes to Karl-Anthony Towns and his family during this immensely difficult time.

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Sharing my story in the hopes that everyone stays at home! We need more equipment and we need to help those medical personnel on the front lines. Thank you to the medical staff who are helping my mom. You are all the true heroes! Praying for all of us at this difficult time.

A post shared by Karl-Anthony Towns (@karltowns) on Mar 24, 2020 at 9:48pm PDT

Karl-Anthony Towns has consistently been one of the best players on the Minnesota Timberwolves over the past few years. Unfortunately for him and his team, they have been in a huge rut. The squad is currently on a 13-game losing streak and they appear to be freefalling to the bottom of the league standings. In order to correct this trend, the Timberwolves made a plethora of trades, including one that sent Andrew Wiggins to Golden State in exchange for D’Angelo Russell.

Earlier this morning, Towns took to Instagram where he penned a heartfelt message to some of the guys he won’t be playing with anymore. He even posted some pictures of himself and these players which added to the sincerity behind his words.

“Want to take the time to thank my brothas that not only made me a better player but better person,” Towns said. “To Wiggs and G, you held me down ever since I stepped through the doors of minny and can’t thank you enough for being there with me when I needed y’all the most. I got love and respect for you. All love to everyone and praying for success.”

As of right now, the Timberwolves are stuck at a record of 15-35 and will be looking to get back in the win column Saturday night when they take on the Los Angeles Clippers.

Despite a strong start to the season, the Minnesota Timberwolves have been god awful. They lost to the Atlanta Hawks last night and are currently on a 13-game losing streak. Recently, star player Karl-Anthony Towns appeared to have a negative reaction to their latest trade and he’s not done commenting on this team’s failures. 

In fact, Towns hasn’t been in the lineup for a Timberwolves win since before Thanksgiving and he’s starting to get fed up. After last night’s game, he spoke to the media about the T-Wolves’ most recent loss and he didn’t hold back when speaking on his displeasure.

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“I’ve been losing for a long time. I’m not trying to do that shit anymore,” Towns said per Jon Kwayczynski of The Athletic. “So every possession means a lot. You obviously see my patience running low with a lot of things. There’s no excuses. We gotta get it done.”

As it stands, the Timberwolves are 14th in the Western Conference with a record of 15-35. With 32 games to go, their playoff hopes have pretty well evaporated and now, they’re going to have to hope for a high draft pick. Either way, it doesn’t seem like things are getting any better in Minnesota and if this keeps up, Towns will have even more reason to be upset.

Late last night, the Minnesota Timberwolves were a part of a four-team trade that sent Robert Covington to the Houston Rockets. In return, the T-Wolves ended up getting Malik Beasley, Juancho Hernangomez, Evan Turner, and Jarred Vanderbilt. Many feel like this trade was a huge downgrade for the Timberwolves who are on yet another double-digit losing streak. Perhaps the player most affected by these trades is none other than Karl-Anthony Towns who has had to put up with a lackluster team. In fact, Towns hasn't been in the lineup for a Timberwolves win since before Thanksgiving, in November. 

Following the trade, Towns took to his Instagram story where he appeared to react to the news with some interesting photos. These images come from various memes in which the subject is pretty upset or disgusted at what they are seeing. Based on the tone of what he posted, it seems as though Towns isn't very pleased with the direction of the team. 

The 2020 NBA All Star Game reserves were officially announced on Thursday night and, as usual, there were several All Star caliber players that didn't make the cut. Most notably, Phoenix Suns shooting guard, Devin Booker, and Washington Wizards shooting guard, Bradley Beal. But before we get too far into the All Star snubs, lets take a look at which players did earn All Star honors. 

Karl-Anthony Towns is shutting down any rumors that he is looking for a trade to the Knicks or is unhappy in Minnesota. 

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Towns, who is currently on a $158 million max contract with the Timberwolves, has been linked to his childhood team, the Knicks, as well as the Warriors, but he made it clear to the reporters that he wants to stick around in Minnesota.

“I think you’ve been around me long enough to know I don’t go for all the …,” Towns said, according to the Star Tribune. “I just do my job, go home and I know what the real story is. There’s a reason those stories are made because people need to sell papers, sell links and clicks, whatever the case may be. I’m here to be a Minnesota Timberwolf. Very fortunate I have a head coach like [Ryan Saunders], a President and friend like [Gersson Rosas]. I’m not worried about all that nonsense.”

He continued, “Whatever we have to deal with in house, we’ll deal with in house, but this ain’t the circus like it used to be. This is something that’s going to be done as a family. If we have a problem or anything, we’ll deal with it internally. We won’t have any external forces here adding anything.”

Towns returned to the team on Friday after missing 15 games with a left-knee sprain. The Timberwolves’ next game is Saturday against the Raptors.