As the NBA tipped off its season amid COVID-19 chaos, Karl-Anthony Towns delivered a sobering reminder of the costs of the pandemic.
The Minnesota Timberwolves center posted a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds in a season-opening win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, earning game-ball honors. After the game, he told Fox Sports’ Marney Gellner that he was dedicating the ball to his mother Jacqueline Towns, who died of COVID-19 on April 13.
"It was heavy. It was different.