DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Dominican-American Karl Anthony Towns set a new record and won the three-point shot part of the skills challenge competition, part of the NBA All Star basketball game weekend.

The 7-footer former national basketball team member became the first center to win the 3-Point Shooting Contest, defeating seven guards during the NBA’s All-Star that took place on Saturday, 19 February 2022.

Towns posted a 29 — the highest total in the competition — during the final round to defeat Atlanta’s Trae Young and Luke Kennard of the Los Angeles Clippers, who tied for second with 26 each.

Towns is the son of Dominican Jacqueline Cruz and basketball coach Karl Towns Sr. His mother passed away from Covid-19 in 2020. He wore her necklace during the competition. Towns plays with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He joined the team in 2015, and won the NBA Rookie of the Year for the...