Karl-Anthony Towns returned to Minnesota Timberwolves practice on Monday, a day after his girlfriend Jordyn Woods wrote on social media that she took him to the hospital last week.
Towns confirmed to reporters that he was hospitalized with an illness and that his weight had dropped to 231 pounds — 17 pounds below his listed playing weight. He didn't have COVID-19, but declined to further disclose the nature of his illness. He did note that he was exhausted and struggled to summon energy to walk.
“I couldn’t leave anywhere," Towns said, per the St.