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Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns couldn\u2019t help but cry on Mother\u2019s Day as he remembers his mom, Jacqueline Towns, who passed away last year due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n
On Sunday ahead of the Timberwolves\u2019 game against the Orlando Magic, KAT shared an emotional moment with his father, Karl Sr. Cameras spotted the Minnesota big man crying on his father\u2019s chest as the Towns patriarch hugged him.<\/p>\n
Karl-Anthony Towns and his father Karl Sr. share an emotional moment on Mother’s day ??
\nKAT’s mother Jacqueline passed away due to complications from COVID-19 last year.pic.twitter.com\/SIfpMKgT2F
\n\u2014 ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 9, 2021<\/p>\n
Karl-Anthony\u00a0 Towns\u2019 pain is clear, and who can blame him? He has lost a lot in the past year, and it\u2019s not surprising why basketball is the last thing in his mind. It is the second Mother\u2019s Day since his mom passed away, but the pain of losing a loved one will never go away.
\nThe Timberwolves star lost his mom in\u00a0 April of 2020 after Jacqueline battled COVID-19 for more than a month.
\nMoreover, it is worth noting that Towns lost more family members to the dreaded virus. As he admitted last December, six other family members succumbed to the disease, including a close uncle.<\/p>\n
KAT on returning to play after losing his mother and six others to COVID, including an uncle just last night. pic.twitter.com\/TzkmcPqQK6
\n\u2014 Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) December 4, 2020<\/p>\n
It has been a tough year for Towns, but he has remained strong and committed despite all the adversities he had to face and continues to fight. One can only hope he\u2019ll be able to stay strong with the help of his father and other family members and friends.
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