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BREAKING: Jacqueline Cruz, mother of Karl-Anthony Towns, passes away due to the coronavirus

It comes with great sadness to report the passing of Jacqueline Towns, mother of former Kentucky star Karl-Anthony Towns.

This afternoon, the Minnesota Timberwolves confirmed the devastating news that after a hard-fought battle with COVID-19, Jackie Towns has passed away.

“The Towns family is heartbroken by the untimely passing of Jacqueline Towns due to complications as a result of COVID-19,” the statement read. “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.