Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns enters health and safety protocols

December 23, 2021 - 6:21pm

Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has entered health and safety protocols and will be out of the lineup against the Utah Jazz Thursday.

Towns is one of seven players unavailable for the Timberwolves due to protocols, including forward Anthony Edwards and guard Patrick Beverly.

UPDATED Minnesota @Timberwolves Status Report in advance of tonight’s game at Utah: pic.twitter.com/Y485DPk7N9

— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) December 23, 2021

Towns missed time last season after contracting COVID-19 and has lost multiple family members to the virus, including his mother Jackie. He has donated to charities battling the coronavirus and spoken up about the role everyone can play in protecting communities.

Can’t catch a f*%@ing break!

— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) December 23, 2021

“This disease needs not to be taken lightly,” Towns said shortly after his mother’s passing. “Please protect your families, your loved ones, your friends, yourself. Practice social distancing. Please don’t be in places with a lot of people.”

The 26-year0old is averaging 24.5 and 9.1 rebounds in 30 games this season.

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