The Minnesota Timberwolves made a huge addition this offseason by bringing in All-Star center Rudy Gobert this offseason, but his front-court teammate Karl-Anthony Towns has reportedly been going through a brutal illness that has taken a toll on his body recently.
According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst, Towns was hospitalized last week due to a throat infection that gave him trouble breathing and forced him to be on bed rest for multiple days.
It seems like the illness is behind him after returning to practice on Monday for the Timberwolves, but he revealed to the media that this illness has had lasting effects on his body.
Towns discussed the scary situation after practice on Monday, saying that he only started walking again on Saturday and that he is down to 231 pounds due to his bout with the illness.
The All-NBA center is normally listed to be 248 pounds, so this clearly must have taken a huge toll on his body.
Towns said that for a moment the least of his concerns were on the game of basketball while dealing with this nasty illness.
“There was more drastic things to worry about than basketball at that moment,” said Towns via Timberwolves beat writer Jon Krawczynski. “I wasn’t too worried about basketball for a while. But I miss the game, I love the game. I miss these guys.”
It’s unclear when or if Towns will take the court in preseason action for the Timberwolves.
There are just over two weeks before the start of the NBA regular season, and hopefully Karl-Anthony Towns can get his body into game shape again after this unfortunate situation.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.