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Karl-Anthony Towns prepares to carry on — and carry Timberwolves

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Wolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is about to embark on the most difficult season of his life, after losing his mother and other family members to COVID-19, in a season unlike any other.

For the first time in over nine months, competitive basketball was just moments away for Karl-Anthony Towns as he sat on the bench before the Timberwolves' first preseason game.

But Towns still needed more time. As he was announced in the starting lineup against Memphis last week, he stayed on the bench, head in his hands, clearly thinking of his mother, Jacqueline, and other family members he said he lost to COVID-19.