Jordyn Woods and Karl-Anthony Towns threw fans for a loop when they confirmed their romance on social media last week.
While the model, 23, and NBA player, 24, were photographed together throughout the summer, Jordyn maintained that the two were just friends.
So, how did things escalate? “Jordyn and Karl were friends for the longest time and then when his mom passed [in April], she was really able to be there for him because she understood exactly what he was going through,” a source close to Jordyn told HollywoodLife, exclusively — recalling how Jordyn lost her father, John Woods, to cancer in 2017. “Jordyn and Karl got closer and it just naturally grew into them falling in love.
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