Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns has no love lost for people who continue to downplay the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

On Wednesday, Towns vented his ire to the alarmingly growing number of people known as the anti-maskers (via Mark Medina of USA Today).

“People complain about wearing a mask and these frontline workers are in with people dying and you can't wear one? Stop it.”

KAT fully understands just how serious COVID-19 is, since losing several family members to the fatal virus last year. His doting mother, Jacqueline Towns, passed away last April, followed by six other relatives who perished as well. Towns' father also contracted the disease but managed to recover.

The two-time All-Star center eventually tested positive himself and missed significant time for the Timberwolves, sitting out 13 games. But he finally made his return on Wednesday when they hosted the Los Angeles Clippers at Target Center. The shorthanded Clippers, however, who were playing without superstar Paul George, spoiled Towns' return with a 119-112 victory.

Towns, who was also hit by a drunk driver in the offseason, did finish with a strong double-double effort of 18 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 8-of-15 from the field.

While the Timberwolves continuing to flounder at the bottom of the Western Conference at 6-19, the former Kentucky star is definitely preaching of a subject bigger than basketball at the moment. As several states have become lenient with their COVID-19 protocols, the number of positive cases continues to skyrocket.

Karl-Anthony Towns has faced the devastating impact of the virus and has gone to great lengths to fight it by giving a generous donation to the Mayo Clinic last year.