Last week, Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns spoke with a group of reporters for the first time since his mother passed away due to complications from Covid-19 in April. Towns revealed during that interview that he has lost even more loved ones since then. Today, The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski on the 25-year-old’s painful journey, and the role that his coach, Ryan Saunders, and teammate, Ricky Rubio, could play as he tries to move forward.

Read Jon Krawczynski’s story about Karl-Anthony Towns: https://theathletic.com/2240589/2020/12/05/karl-anthony-towns-timberwolves-covid/?source=theleadpodcast

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Karl-Anthony Towns And The Pain Basketball Can't Fix