#Cousins,

Please join us as we send our deepest condolences to #KarlAnthonyTowns of the Minnesota Timberwolves as he mourns the recent death of his mother after previously being diagnosed with #COVID-19!

Last month Towns’ took to his personal Instagram account to advise his followers to take the #Coronavirus pandemic serious, while also announcing that his mother Jacqueline Towns had also contracted the virus.

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#PressPlay : NBA all star #KarlTowns speaks on the seriousness of the #Coronavirus and life for him and his mother after she tested positive. #Cousins please join us in sending our deepest prayers to him and his family! 🙏🏿

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Despite Jacqueline’s fight against the virus, she was pronounced dead on Monday, reports TMZ. The Twitter account of the Minnesota Timberwolves forwarded direct statement from the Towns’ family on the behalf of her tragic passing.

The statement reads, “The Towns family is heartbroken by the untimely passing of Jacqueline Towns, due to complications as a result of COVID-19,.’

“Jackie, as she was affectionately known among family and friends, has been battling the virus for more than a month when she succumbed on April 13th.”

The statement continues “Jackie was many things to many people – a wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. The matriarch of the Towns family, she was an incredible source of strength; a fiery, caring, ad extremely loving person, who touched everyone she met. Her passion was palpable and her energy will never be replaced.”

Reports read that Towns’ father was also previously diagnosed with virus, however he has since then made a full recovery.