Karl Anthony Towns ‘Emotional’ Having Dad at Game Without Mom

Family is everything for the Big Kat, and Karl Anthony Towns experienced something that wasn’t very easy. The game, which the Timberwolves lost 112-107, was the first Big Kat’s Dad had attended since his wife, Jackie Cruz-Towns, died from complications of COVID-19 on April 13, 2020. After the game, Karl-Anthony Towns said his father being there meant “everything” to him.

"We're ready to get it done … Gonna do it for his mom tonight."

Karl Towns Sr., Karl-Anthony Towns' dad, is attending his first game since his wife, Jackie, died due to complications from the coronavirus last year.

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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 30, 2021

“He understood how upset I was after the loss,” Towns said. “But he came to me, and he told me something I don’t know if he should’ve told me. It got me a little emotional. He told me my mom would’ve been proud with how I played tonight.”

“Me and my dad got emotional before the game,” Towns said. “Because he made his presence known. It affected me because my mom always did that.”

“My mom would be the one to go at the stanchion,” Towns said Monday, “or be there and wave at me until I said hi to her or came and hugged her.”

Papa Towns in attendance for tonight’s game 🐺 pic.twitter.com/6ehvuegsIt

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) March 29, 2021

Towns finished with 31 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

Not a win, but a game he should remember forever.

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