Karl-Anthony Towns’ mother Jacqueline had been in a medically-induced coma for weeks but was turning a corner in her battle with COVID-19.
Doctors were preparing to bring her out of the coma, and while Towns didn’t want to get too excited, he was hopeful.
Then he got a call from his father Karl Sr., and Towns could sense something was off. His father usually communicated with the family as a group and not individually. This was a direct call to Towns. The news wasn’t good -- Jacqueline had a stroke.
“He was just like, 'She's gone.