By Agence France-Presse
Jacqueline Towns, mother of Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday of complications of the coronavirus, the NBA team announced.
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns hugs his parents, Karl and Jackie Towns after an NBA victory in 2018. Jackie Towns has died from complications of COVID-19 (AFP Photo/Hannah Foslien)
“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,” the Timberwolves said in a statement released on Monday.
“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 touched everyone she met.”
Karl-Anthony Towns had posted an emotional Instagram video on March 25 describing his mother’s battle with suspected COVID-19 that eventually saw her sedated and put on a ventilator.
Towns, 24, urged his social media followers to take the issue seriously and follow social distancing guidelines.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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