Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns was hospitalized last week with a throat infection that caused him trouble breathing and forced him to be on bed rest for days, sources told ESPN.
Towns spoke to the media for the first time since the illness Monday and said his weight was down to 231 pounds (he's listed at 248), but he didn't reveal the nature of the non-COVID 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.
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