Karl-Anthony Towns rang in 2021 with a simple message on Twitter that the entire world can relate to after a year unlike any other.
“From my family to you 2020,
F--- you.
— KAT”
Towns, 25, experienced a devastating calendar year. His mother, Jacqueline Towns, died of COVID-19 on April 13. After the sports world went on hiatus, Towns gave an impassioned plea on Instagram to take the virus seriously when his mother, who has worked as a nurse, was placed in a medically induced coma.
He dedicated the game ball to her after a double-double in the Timberwolves season-opener on Dec.