Minneapolis/St. Paul – The NBA tonight announced that Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns, recently selected to his third All-Star game appearance, will represent the Wolves in the 2022 MTN DEW 3-Point Contest on Saturday, Feb. 19 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. TNT will televise NBA All-Star Saturday Night beginning at 7 p.m. CT.
The Wolves all-time leader in three-pointers made (728), Towns becomes the second Timberwolves player to compete in the contest after Kevin Love did so twice (2012 and 2014), including winning in 2014.
The Edison, New Jersey native has led the Wolves to a 28-25 record this season, including a 16-10 mark at Target Center.