Awe! Immediately after his team won the 2026 NBA Finals, New York Knicks Center, Forward Karl-Anthony Towns ran to his father, Karl Towns Sr., and his fiancée, Jordyn Woods, and later talked about his late mother, Jacqueline Cruz-Towns.
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On Saturday evening (June 13), during Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90. The win secured the Knicks the title of NBA Champions 53 years after last winning a chip!
Following the celebratory win, KAT ran to find his father in the cheering crowd. Once united, they deeply embraced each other and rocked side-to-side with big smiles on their faces. KAT then went to find his lady, whom he again gave a big, warm, and emotional embrace.
Karl-Anthony Towns Talks Late Mother After Winning 2026 NBA Finals With New York Knicks
During the post-game press conference, Karl-Anthony Towns was asked about his late mother, Jacqueline Cruz-Towns. Jackie passed at age 60 from COVID-19 complications in 2020. The reporter recalled KAT claiming during Game 1 or Game 2 how he felt his mother’s presence. He said:
“Her presence is always felt in my life. You always pray you’re going to pick the right woman for you and I know I did in my fiancée. I damn sure know now with that bag, that bag held it down. Shout-out to Woods by Jordyn [Woods]. It’s crazy, when she passed, there was so much turmoil in my life. Funny enough, my fiancée was the one, who was a friend at the time, was the only person I got to call before I had to go out there and say bye to her at the hospital. Me and her have a real bond that goes deeper than just physical features and everything like that. We’ve got a true friendship that was built from the ground up. I remember just always asking her if this was going to be my last time seeing her in the physical, let me feel her spirit at all times. In moments of true pressure and a lot of things going on, I always feel this calming come to me and it’s always her. It’s just great to always feel her arms around me and always to feel her love in my life, in so many different ways. It’s a testament. I haven’t felt love from a woman like that until I met my fiancée. It really means a lot that, in a way — without sounding weird — Jackie Jr. was able to be here celebrating this moment with me. It’s amazing. It’s truly a humbling feeling when you know you have walked the path. I stayed faithful. In every decision that I was supposed to make, I made the right one. Feels good to be at this moment.”
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