Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns reveals his mother is in a coma because of coronavirus

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns revealed early Wednesday that his mother, Jacqueline Cruz, is in a medically induced coma after contracting the novel coronavirus.

The 24-year-old Towns, a two-time all-star, pleaded with the public to take the ongoing public health crisis seriously in a video he shared on multiple social media platforms.