"Quickly becoming the face of NBA" - Fans hail Anthony Edwards' logo 3 to surpass Karl-Anthony Towns for most 3-pointers in Timberwolves history

Anthony Edwards made history on Saturday after a 3-point bomb. The Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Denver Nuggets and came up with a 133-104 blowout victory. Edwards was the star of the show as he carried the team with 34 points. To add the icing on the cake, Ant-Man shattered Karl-Anthony Towns' Timberwolves franchise record for most threes.

Towns previously held the record with 975 threes made as a Timberwolves player. After Saturday's conclusion, Edwards is now the record holder with 976 3-pointers made. Ant's record won't be broken anytime soon as the only active Wolves player closest to his record is Naz Reid. The 25-year-old is at 487 3-pointers for Minnesota.

Fans on social media celebrated Anthony Edwards' milestone. Here's what some had to say on X, formerly Twitter:

"He's quickly becoming the face of the @NBA."

"Historically great 2-way player for his age, good luck getting by him when he's defending you he'd be an elite NFL cb."

Here are other fan reactions on X:

"Denver is getting a Minnesota Edwards bus hit them!!! #NBAonABC," one tweeted.

"He did a fucking logo 3 to break the record 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 He's different from everyone man," another tweeted.

"Wow, Ant man 🔥🔥🔥," another tweeted.

"That was fast," one said.

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Timberwolves vs Nuggets recap: Anthony Edwards' historic night leads Minnesota to victory

NBA: Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves - Source: Imagn

It was a historic night in Minnesota as Anthony Edwards both carried his team to victory and broke a franchise record. He put up an elite performance with 34 points and nine assists. Ant shot the ball well with 60.9% accuracy from the field.

Edwards' efforts helped the Timberwolves come up with a dominant 133-104 victory. To add to his stellar performance on Saturday, Ant-Man became the franchise leader for most career 3-pointers as a Timberwolves player.

Assisting Anthony Edwards secure the win against the Denver Nuggets were Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert. Randle had an all-around performance with 21 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block. As for Gobert, he added 14 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and four steals.