Karl-Anthony Towns’ girlfriend Jordyn Woods attended the funeral of a close friend who lost her battle to breast cancer Wednesday, the model shared in a note posted to her Instagram Story.
Towns, who is not dealing with a significant injury, missed the Knicks’ 114-102 loss to the Warriors on Tuesday for unspecified personal reasons.
“Thank you for all of your prayers and concern,” Woods, 27, wrote Thursday.
Jordyn Woods, Karl-Anthony Towns’ girlfriend, explained that she lost her friend to breast cancer in a post on her Instagram Story on March 6, 2025. Instagram/Jordyn Woods“I had to bury one of the closet people to me yesterday after she lost her battle to breast cancer. Life isn’t always fair. She will be missed tremendously.”
Towns missed his sixth game this season when he sat out Tuesday’s setback at MSG, with coach Tom Thibodeau saying the big man “needed some time.”
Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the New York Knicks hugs girlfriend Jordyn Woods after the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 19, 2024 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NBAE via Getty ImagesWoods posted a message Tuesday that now seems connected to the tragic death of her friend.
“F–k cancer,” Woods wrote on X on Tuesday.
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Towns, 29, has yet to address the situation publicly.
Jordyn Woods in Boca Raton, Fla. in 2025. Instagram/Jordyn WoodsHe will return to the lineup when the Knicks begins their West coast roadtrip against the Lakers on Thursday, as reported by The Post’s Stefan Bondy.
The five-time NBA All-Star big man is averaging 24.5 points and 13.4 rebounds this season.
