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This is the same person who has already lost his own mother.

Six other family members to the virus.

As for his return to the court, Towns had 18 points, 10 rebounds in 31 minutes, really effective after missing basically a full month of games and then spoke candidly afterward about his personal battle with Cove.

It take a listen.

I'm a high risk case.

Um, Kobe did not treat me well whatsoever.

A lot of scary nights.

My dad called me 24 7.

Um, when I said in my post at the end was the kids the I think everyone who's on this knows me very well.

Why?

I called my niece and nephew.

My kids, mostly as my sister, is a single parent.

And, um, you know, they one of the things.

When I told my sister that I got Cove, it was you know that Hey, you know, I got it.

I don't got a good version of it.

I got a lot of coca at me, but, you know, I'm a fight.

I'm gonna beat it.

I can't I can't imagine that family, his father, his sister having to hear that one of their own was battling this after what happened with Carl's mother.

Very powerful words.

Their towns, of course.

A two time All Star, which led him to getting questions about the current plans for the All Star Game And the weekend events, which seemed to be picking up steam according to our Adrian were Genachowski.

The league is progressing on a plan for a half time slam dunk contest at the All Star Game, a three point shootout and skills competition also expected to be part of the Sunday night event, sources said.

Finalized details are expected later this week, and here's Karl Anthony towns on those plans.

I did see the All Star Game.

I personally don't.

I believe there should be an awesome game, but what the hell do I know?

Obviously I have a network Kobe probably probably got that has some insight into that.

But what do I know about Kobe?

Right?

So I don't believe that should happen.

But you know the world is the world is coming to a place where I wish selfish.

And, um, I wish it was at this point when my mom was here, you know, it could've made things a lot easier, and it gave me a better chance.

Better resource is, but even for me, I felt, you know, I felt very, uh I've said it privately with I'll say it now.

So I felt very guilty about the treatment I got, you know, and I feel that it should be more widely available to Americans, but and anyone in the world I know everyone has an opinion on Karl Anthony towns.

But listen to that man that is a good man thinking about other people that way and strong, strong thoughts on the All Star game.

And is he pointed out, Hey, what do I know about co vid Richard?

What is your current thoughts on an All Star game in the plan that they've got going right now?

Well, I'm gonna follow crime thing Towns is lead, you know, again like I have not dealt with cove it the way him and his family and losing his mother and dealing with all that stuff.

But, you know, sometimes in the NBA has done a better job than I think, Any sports league in the world of listening to their players.

What air your concerns.

What are your issues?

How can we come to some sort of middle ground?

And right now, it doesn't look like that when the best players in the world don't don't think it's needed when guys, that would be first time All stars like the Aaron Fox has come out and said, like, I don't think that this is necessary.

So even selfishly, he is a person that would be a first time All Star.

And so if you listen to the players, they don't think is necessary, and so I'm just gonna follow their lead.

Yeah, I think Richard hit it on the head.

And personally, I think Rachel, we talked about this a few weeks ago.

We were excited because we know how great the All Star Games have been in the past.

The competition level has been off the charts in the Saturday night weekend has been fun, but I think Richard hated on the head.

They didn't listen to their players this time around and and my view on this is completely shifted.

After hearing the players.

You know what I mean?

Because we are former players, Richard myself.

So I definitely think they should have listen to players.

Considering all the factors they had a crazy situation in the bubble for 100 plus days.

Short off season season starts on Christmas.

Now they're finally supposed to be able to get a little bit of break to spend time with their family and just kind of decompress.

And they're throwing into another bubble like situation for all stars.

So all star is supposed to be a celebration.

All the best players in league, and I get that.

But I definitely think they missed the ball by not listening to their players because the players run this league and make the league go and look, we know and we've had multiple guys say, Hey, we all know this is about money.

There is a lot of money involved, but I think sometimes you got away and if you throw up the results again, producer Danny of the voting and look at the guys who are going to the All Star Game, right?

So you've heard Yana Center to compose, say, Hey, I don't really want to go.

You've heard LeBron James say this feels like a slap in the face, is what LeBron said again.

And now you have Karl Anthony towns who, as he notes, has probably had more experience with Cove it than anyone else in the n.

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In such a tragic way.

His voice is now coming out and saying it.

I'm very curious to see how the league proceeds here.

It is my experience when the n B.

A wants something to happen, it happens.

You guys know about that, Um, but they're getting a pretty strong message loud and clear from so many of their top players.

We will see what happens.

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