LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Jacqueline Towns, mother of Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday of complications of the coronavirus, the NBA team announced. “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,” the Timberwolves said in a statement released on Monday. “Jackie was many things to many people — a wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, […]
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Towns scores 56 points as Timberwolves inch toward playoff spot
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored a career-high 56 points on Wednesday to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 126-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks and closer to an NBA playoff berth. The Timberwolves, seeking their first postseason appearance since 2004, bounced back from a humbling 101-93 defeat by the lowly Memphis Grizzlies. Towns’ 56 points eclipsed the club scoring record of 52 held by Mo Williams. He added 15 rebounds as […]





