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Karl-Anthony Towns shares emotional Mother's Day moment with dad in wake of mom's COVID-19 death

On his second Mother's Day since losing his mom to COVID-19, Karl-Anthony Towns shared an emotional public moment with father.

Prior to Sunday's tip against the Orlando Magic, the Minnesota Timberwolves center found his father Karl Sr. in the stands and shared a long embrace, appearing to break down in tears.

KAT and his father Karl Sr. share an emotional moment before the game ud83dude4f

It’s the second Mother’s Day since KAT’s mother Jacqueline Towns died from COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/6ploKqR5Uw

COVID-19 ravaged Towns' family

Towns revealed in March 2020 that his mother Jacqueline Towns was in a coma with COVID-19 at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.