Timberwolves’ Friday night game vs. Memphis postponed; Towns tests positive for COVID-19
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The Minnesota Timberwolves’ scheduled Friday night game has been postponed.
The NBA announced the team’s game against Memphis was postponed due to its health and safety protocols.
Because of contact tracing within the Timberwolves, Minnesota didn’t have the league-required minimum number of eight players available to play Friday night.
On Thursday, Minnesota announced Ricky Rubio and Juancho Hernangomez would miss Friday’s game due to health and safety protocols.
The team hasn’t confirmed any cases of COVID-19 however star center Karl-Anthony Towns has confirmed that he tested positive for the virus.
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— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) January 15, 2021
Towns’ mother and multiple other family members have died due to the virus
Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns’ mother dies of COVID-19
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