Wolves Big Man Karl-Anthony Towns Wins 3-Point Contest
Feb 19, 2022, 8:16 PM
Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves holds the trophy after winning the 2022 NBA All-Star - MTN DEW 3-Point Contest as part of the 2022 All-Star Weekend at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 19, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND (AP) — The big man was the big winner in the 3-point contest.
Minnesota All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns showed off his long-range shooting skills and was a surprising winner of the event, scoring 29 points in his final round.
💯 @KarlTowns approached tonight's #MtnDew3PT contest with confidence.
The result? A final-round record of 29 points and a 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Pw8SaVl3K7
— NBA (@NBA) February 20, 2022
Towns beat Luke Kennard of the Clippers and Atlanta’s Trae Young in the last round.
🚨 Karl-Anthony Towns opens the final round of #MtnDew3PT with 29! 🚨
2 shooters left on TNT. #NBAAllStar #StateFarmSaturday pic.twitter.com/lyfAOUv6Es
— NBA (@NBA) February 20, 2022
Towns has long been considered one of the best-shooting big men in the game and vowed he was going to back up his boasts with a victory.
