Before the season started, Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns said that playing in his sixth year in the NBA will be challenging because of the personal hardships he experienced. His mother, Jacqueline Towns-Cruz, passed away from COVID-19, along with six of his other family members.
In a recent Instagram post answering a question from a fan, Towns revealed that he was also hit by a drunk driver and hospitalized before the start of the 2020-21 season, per TMZ Sports. The 25-year-old revealed that the incident happened in Los Angeles at two in the afternoon and it required him to stay in the hospital and undergo rehab. In the post, the two-time All-Star credited his girlfriend Jordyn Woods for supporting him as he dealt with the deaths of family members and while he went through rehab to recover from the incident.
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The former Kentucky Wildcat also tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month and has not played in the Timberwolves’ last six games, with the team losing five of those contests including a 123-111 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.
Towns last played for Minnesota back on Jan. 13 and has played just four games this season, averaging 22 points, 12.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.8 blocks while shooting 46 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from beyond the arc.
The Timberwolves, currently possessing a 4-13 record and find themselves at the bottom of the Western Conference, will next play the Philadelphia 76ers, and although Towns is still out due to COVID-19, he is reportedly nearing a return to the court and is considered as day-to-day.
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