Report: Karl-Anthony Towns’ Father Considering Lawsuit Against Timberwolves After Being Injured By Team’s Mascot
Back in January, Karl-Anthony Towns Sr was injured at a Timberwolves game when the team’s mascot, Crunch, crashed into the star player’s father during an in-game stunt.
According to Sports Illustrated‘s The Crossover, Crunch hurt Towns Sr when he was sledding down the steps of the arena and lost control. Towns Sr suffered a “significant leg injury.”
More from SI:
The Crossover has learned that Karl Towns Sr.—the 54-year-old father of Timberwolves star center Karl–Anthony Towns Jr.—has been assessing the potential legal ramifications of a significant leg injury he suffered during the Timberwolves home game against the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 26. Towns Sr., who is a retired high school basketball coach, was injured during a timeout with 5:53 to go in the second quarter. The Timberwolves’ prophetically named mascot, Crunch, appeared to lose balance towards the end of a high-speed sledding stunt and hit an empty front row seat next to the aisle. That seat, in turn, crashed into the right knee of Towns Sr., who was sitting next to the empty seat. The elder Towns is now exploring potential legal options, including the possibility of suing his son’s team for negligence.
Following the accident, Towns Sr did not leave the arena because he feared that his son would become worried and not play well after realizing that his father was not in his usual seat:
The Crossover has learned that while arena attendants encouraged Towns Sr. to leave the game and seek care at a local hospital, he refused to do so. Towns Sr. believed that his son—the NBA’s Rookie of the Year in 2016—would notice his father’s absence. In turn, Towns Sr. reasoned, Towns Jr. might worry about his father’s health and not play as well. Towns Sr. stuck around for the rest of the game, but by the end, his knee had begun to swell considerably and he couldn’t put any weight on it. Arena attendants provided Towns Sr. with crutches. He hobbled out of the arena and was taken to a local hospital for an MRI.
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