DatingJordyn Woodshas been life-changing forKarl-Anthony Towns— and for his stomach!
In theirGQCouples Quiz, published Thursday, the NBA star revealed that Woods introduced him to sushi, which he joked might have changed his life just as much as his girlfriend has.
“I ain’t never got no palate like I got right now. I ain’t never thought about eating no raw sushi, raw fish. I ain’t never thought about that. But here comes little ol' Jordyn Woods in my life, and now all of a sudden, we gotta go to Nobu all the time,” Towns said.
The Minnesota Timberwolves player said that after going to Nobu with Woods several times without trying the sushi, he finally caved.
Jordyn Woods, Karl-Anthony Towns.Stefanie Keenan/Getty
“And after about four times of going to Nobu and like not eating anything, and only maybe having like the fried chicken or the chicken teriyaki with rice, I finally said, ‘You know what, let me try that yellowtail jalapeño,’ " he said. “And ever since then, it’s changed my life.”
Woods cut in to say that the Nobu yellowtail sashimi with jalapeño is now Towns' “go-to” meal.
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“But babe, understand, you changed my life for sure, butthat, that changed my life,” Towns said.
Woods then demonstrated her standing in comparison to the meal, saying, “So, yellowtail jalapeño, me” — here, she held up one hand high to represent the sushi dish, and her other hand down much lower to represent herself.
The paircelebrated their first anniversaryin May after striking up a relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic; they had been best friends for years.
Last month, Towns shared on the Facebook Watch showPeace of Mind with Tarajijust how important Woods has become to him, especially following his mother’s death from COVID-19 in April 2020.
“You know it’s crazy because we were best friends,” the athlete said. “I feel, in a way, when my mom passed, she’s like, ‘I’m not going to leave you alone. I’m going to make sure you know who you are supposed to be with.’ "
He added: “You know she lost her father four years ago I believe. So I leaned on her because she’s one of those only people who actually knew how I was feeling and what I was going through.”
source: people.com
