Towns' mother dies from COVID-19
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Jacqueline Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19, the team announced.
"Jackie was many things to many people - a wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend," a Towns family spokesperson said in a statement. "The matriarch of the Towns family, she was an incredible source of strength; a fiery, caring, and extremely loving person, who touched everyone she met.
"Her passion was palpable and her energy will never be replaced."
In late March, Karl-Anthony revealed that Jacqueline was in a medically induced coma after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
His father, Karl Sr., also tested positive for the coronavirus but has since recovered.
"The Towns family is extremely grateful for the outpouring of love and support they have received during this very difficult time," the statement read. "They would like to thank the medical warriors at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and JFK Medical Center, who fought for Jackie day in and day out, and helped Karl Sr. recover from the same virus that took Jackie's life."
Karl-Anthony pledged $100,000 toward helping the Mayo Clinic increase testing for the coronavirus on March 15.