The mother of Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has died from complications of the coronavirus, his family announced on Monday.
Towns pleaded with fans about the severity of COVID-19 last month when his mom, Jacqueline, was battling symptoms of the virus.The Towns family said in a statement released by the Timberwolves that they were «heartbroken.»«Jackie, as she was affectionately known among family and friends, had been battling the virus for more than a month when she succumbed on April 13th.
Jackie was many things to many people – a wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. The matriarch of the Towns family, she was an incredible source of strength; a fiery, caring, and extremely loving person, who