Towns announced plans Thursday to help build a state-of-the-art basketball training facility, one where youth will get top-notch coaching and access to physical therapy, classroom space, meeting space and more.

Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns is building a state-of-the-art youth basketball training facility in the Dominican Republic, he announced on Thursday. Towns has roots in the DR through his late mother Jacqueline Cruz-Towns,

Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey, went to college in Kentucky and has spent the entirety of his NBA career in Minnesota. His roots, however, are in the Dominican Republic. And to continue paying homage to his late mother’s homeland,

Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey, went to college in Kentucky and has spent the entirety of his NBA career in Minnesota.

To continue paying homage to his late mother's homeland, Karl-Anthony Towns announced plans to help build a state-of-the-art basketball training facility in the Dominican Republic.