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Minnesota Timberwolves' Karl-Anthony Towns edges Trae Young, Luke Kennard to win NBA 3-point contest

CLEVELAND - Karl-Anthony Towns demanded an answer as he bounded into the interview room following the 3-point contest at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Saturday night.

"Who bet against me?" Towns asked with an ear-to-ear grin.

Whoever did, lost.

Towns, thanks to a record-setting 29 points in the final round, emerged as the winner of the 2022 3-point contest, edging out Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young and LA Clippers guard Luke Kennard.

Towns, who said he lobbied the league for years to participate, barely escaped the opening round of the competition, taking a deep breath before burying his final shot, which turned out to be just enough to advance to the final round.