After suiting up and taking the court for the first time in nearly a month on Wednesday, Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns admitted he endured a “rough journey” during his absence as he battled COVID-19.
“I am a high-risk case,” Towns said, per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN. “COVID did not treat me well whatsoever. A lot of scary nights. One of the things that I told my sister when I got COVID was that, ‘Hey, I got it, and I don’t got a good version of it. I got a lot of COVID in me, but I am going to fight and beat it.'”
While Towns acknowledged that many players around the NBA have experienced few symptoms – or none at all – after testing positive for the coronavirus, he noted that everyone’s experience is “totally different.” Several of Towns’ family members have died of complications from COVID-19, including his mother, to whom Towns said he is most “genetically connected.”
“You hear those stories where people get COVID,” Towns said, according to Youngmisuk. “And they’re like, ‘Oh, for four days, five days, I didn’t feel well, and then I turned the corner magically one day and I was feeling great.’ That did not happen with me.”
Towns was solid in his return to action, putting up 18 points to go along with 10 rebounds, but he admitted to reporters that he didn’t feel mentally ready for the game. It may take a little more time before the 25-year-old back to his usual dominant self.
Here’s more on the Wolves:
- As Youngmisuk relays, Towns also became the latest star player to question the logic of holding an All-Star Game in 2021. “I personally don’t believe there should be an All-Star Game, but what the hell do I know?” Towns said, sarcastically adding: “S–t, I obviously haven’t dealt with COVID, probably a guy who has some insight into that. What should I know about COVID, right?”
- Anthony Edwards got off to a slow start during his rookie year, shooting just 34.4% from the floor and 27.4% from beyond the arc through his first 16 games. However, he has come on lately, averaging 16.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, and 3.1 APG on .435/.400/.800 shooting in his last nine, and entering Minnesota’s starting lineup during that time. The No. 1 overall pick is just getting started, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, who says the Wolves drafted Edwards knowing he was raw and not expecting him to dominate right out of the gate.
- The Iowa Wolves – Minnesota’s G League affiliate – have been penalized for violating the health and safety protocols at the NBAGL bubble at Walt Disney World. As Adam Zagoria of Forbes tweets, the club was fined $10K, while Charlie Brown, Ashton Hagans, Jaylen Johnson, Ade Murkey, and Dakarai Tucker were all suspended without pay for two games. Iowa added Isaiah Briscoe and Jaylen Morris from the bubble’s available player pool to temporarily fill the holes on its roster, tweets Adam Johnson.
Wolves need to blow up and tank to keep their pick this year… which is exactly what they are doing even trying to win
Not a sure thing tanking would protect the pick. We need to start winning games or KAT will ask out and we’ll blow it up anyways. Sunk cost.
No they don’t. My thought prolly play or start Vanderbilt or McDaniels more.i like okogie but him at the four isn’t working. That said gotta give em time o the court together something they haven’t really had.
Snarky sciency KAT has something to say!
LISTEN TO KAT YOU ABSOLUTE MORON ADAM SILVER
Edwards has come on strong the last 6 games. Saunders has taken a lot of Heat, but Rosas assembled this team.
Wolves need 3 and defensive player like Wiggins
Defensive FG
Wiggins 39.3%
LaVine 43.5%
Wolves don’t need LaVine because DLo Edwards and Beasley are bottom 20 defensive players according to defensive stats
Wiggins is the absolute LAST thing the Wolves need.
I don’t mean Wiggins
I mean similar skilled player like this year Wiggins
More examples
Must be 25 years old or younger
Similar skilled players like
Covington
Butler
Draymond
Iguodala
Managers know how to search
25 or younger? You may have the wrong list.
But overall, I agree with you. I think we do need a couple guys like that which would push okogie and culver to more of reserve roles.
what the hell is iowa doing? no face masks here anymore and now messing crap up out of state. so disappointed.
So good to see the KAT back, just hope things start to get a lil’ bit better for him as the year goes on, he has had a really rough year, worst than most!
Timberpuppies are still on the same road to nowhere on which they have been traveling since 1989.
It’s time for KAT to stand and deliver. He has the diva superstar thing down in a sense. He whined about his HC (Thibs) not kissing his butt, and got him fired. He compelled his team to trade for buddy (DR), at way too high a cost. The only thing that’s missing is winning. Or even a lack of historic losing. So much so that his team was able to add another top overall pick. I don’t like the Wolves roster, but still, if KAT’s a superstar, then the Wolves are playoff team. If they aren’t, then he’s talented offensive player who puts up numbers. Nothing more.
KAT is a superstar, that is a fact!
Also true is that a superstar can’t miraculously get a team to the playoffs, I can guarantee you that you put Giannis in KAT’s place & this team ain’t gonna playoffs neither, so then would you say Giannis ain’t a superstar?
Also if you put Giannis in DET in place of Grant, DET ain’t nowhere near the playoffs… winning has nothin’ to do with the quality of a player, as simple as!