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Karl-Anthony Towns wins NBA 3-Point Contest, breaks shooting record

Karl-Anthony Towns is your 2022 NBA 3-Point Contest champion, defeating Trae Young and Luke Kennard in the title round to earn the prestigious trophy. And he broke the all-time scoring record — previously set by Devin Booker, mind you — in the process.

The former Kentucky standout scored a record 29 points in the title round, breaking Booker’s previous record of 28 set in 2018. He becomes just the third big man to win the title, joining Kevin Love and Dirk Nowitzki.

Young and Kennard both scored 26 points in the title round to finish second and third, respectively.