Karl-Anthony Towns' shares harrowing message about coronavirus

An NBA superstar has released an emotional video detailing the harrowing journey his family has been through and made a plea to everyone.

Karl-Anthony Towns' heartbreaking coronavirus video

NBA superstar Karl-Anthony Towns has shared an emotional post on social media detailing how coronavirus had grabbed a hold of his mother.

The Minnesota Timberwolves big man was visibly emotional throughout the five minute long video where he detailed the scary nature of the deadly virus.

His message to fans was simply not to think less of the virus and for everyone to do everything they can in helping stop the spread of it.

“This disease needs not to be taken lightly,” Towns said. “Please protect your families, your loved ones, your friends, yourself. Practice social distancing. Please don’t be in places with a lot of people. … This disease is deadly. We’re going to keep fighting.”

“She just wasn’t getting better,” Towns said. “Her fever wasn’t cutting from 103. It’d maybe go down to 101.9 with the meds then immediately spike back up during the night. She was very uncomfortable. Her lungs were getting worse, cough was getting worse. She was deteriorating in front of our eyes.

“We always felt the next medicine would help or the next one would help. This is the one that’s going to get it done.”

An emotional Karl-Anthony Towns revealing that his mother, diagnosed with the coronavirus, is in a coma and connected to a ventilator. He’s clearly trying to further alert the public to the seriousness of the pandemic. https://t.co/NOP2b35J8H

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2020

Praying for you and your family @KarlTowns 🙏🏾

— Caron Butler (@realtuffjuice) March 25, 2020

@KarlTowns All the thoughts, love and prayers are with you and your family. 🙏

— Chris Manning (@LD2K) March 25, 2020

Towns said he has been in contact with his mother every day and while the signs began to look promising, it all "went sideways quick".

“Her lungs were getting worse and she was having trouble breathing,” Towns said. “They were just explaining to me she had to be put on a ventilator. She was getting worse and she was confused by everything and I’m trying to talk to her about everything, encouraging her to stay positive. I talked through everything with her.”

Towns donated $100,000 to the Mayo Clinic to help in the fight against coronavirus, before his mother fell ill, said he's doing everything in his powers to stay positive and wanted to share the video to help raise awareness.

“My mother, she’s the strongest woman I know and I know she’ll beat this,” Towns said. “We’re going to rejoice when she does.”

Originally published as Karl-Anthony Towns' shares harrowing message about coronavirus