Karl-Anthony Towns hospitalized with throat infection, lost around 7kg

Karl-Anthony Towns has been hospitalized last week due to a throat infection which forced him to stay in bed for a few days.

Per ESPN, Towns spoke to the media Monday for the first time since falling ill and said his weight was down to 105,5kg (he’s listed at 112,5kg), but he didn’t reveal the nature of the non-COVID-19 illness.

Towns, who missed all of the Timberwolves’ training camp, said he didn’t get clearance to walk again until Saturday, when he attended a team event.

“I’m still recovering. I’m still getting better,” Towns told reporters in Minneapolis before the team left on a 10-day preseason road trip. “There was more drastic things to worry about than basketball [during the illness].