How much more can Karl-Anthony cities take? The coronavirus (COVID-19) has been an absolute nightmare for the great man of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Towns saw his mother die of complications from the virus in April. Before the season, he said six other family members had died. For Towns, the virus struck again.
Towns said goodbye to his mother on April 13
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On April 13, 2020, Karl-Anthony Towns lost his mother. Jacqueline Cruz-Towns was 59 years old when she died of complications from COVID-19. She had the virus for about a month when she passed away.
In December, Towns said that not only did his mother die, but he said that much of him did too. According to ESPN, Towns said he is a completely different person after his mother’s death. “I don’t even recognize most of my other games and years that I played and how I felt back then,” he said. “If I can be honest with you for a second, I mean, I don’t really remember or really care.
“I only know what happened after April 13th. Because you can see me smiling and all, but that Karl died on April 13th. He will never come back. I don’t remember that man. I don’t know that man. You are talking to the physical self, but my soul was long dead. “
COVID-19 also took the lives of six other family members
Although the loss of Karl-Anthony Towns’ mother was devastating for him, he also endured more pain in the hands of COVID-19. He said he lost six other family members to the dreaded virus. In December, he announced that he lost his uncle.
“Last night I got a call saying that I lost my uncle,” Towns said during a video call with reporters in December. “I feel like I was a little hardened by life and humiliated.” Towns’ father also contracted the virus, but he recovered.
“I’ve seen a lot of coffins in the past seven months, eight months,” said Towns. “But I have a lot of people who – in my family and in my mother’s family – have acquired COVID. I’m still looking for answers, trying to figure out how to keep them healthy. It is a great responsibility for me to keep my family well informed and to take all necessary steps to keep them alive. “
Towns announces that it tested positive for COVID-19
On Friday, the nightmare of COVID-19 continues for Karl-Anthony Towns. He announced that he contracted the virus. In a statement released on social media, Towns said he prays for this virus nightmare to go away.
“Before tonight’s game, I received another horrible call with a positive COVID test,” said Towns in Twitter. “I will isolate and immediately follow all protocols. I pray every day that this virus nightmare will subside and I beg everyone to continue to take it seriously, taking all necessary precautions. …
“It breaks my heart that my family, and particularly my father and sister, continue to suffer from the anxiety that accompanies this diagnosis, as we know very well what the final result could be. For my niece and nephew … I promise I won’t end up in a box next to Grandma and I will win this. “