Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, Finland’s Lauri Markkanen of the Utah Jazz and Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers are among the participants in the three-point game on Saturday, February 2. 19 Salt Lake City All Star.
The Blazers, with Lillard and Anfernee Simons, and the Indiana Pacers, with Haliburton and Buddy Hield, will be the most represented teams in the NBA three-point game, which revealed the official names on Tuesday.
Kevin Huerter, of the Atlanta Hawks, and Tyler Herro, of the Miami Heat, complete the list of eight participants.
Last year, the winner of the triple contest was the American, of Dominican descent, Karl Anthony Towns.
MARTIN, MCCLUNG, MURPHY AND SIMS IN THE MATHEMATICS CONTEST
The slam dunk contest will feature Kenyon Martin of the Houston Rockets, Mac McClung of the Philadelphia 76ers, Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans and Jericho Sims of the New York Knicks.
Sims will try to retain the dunk title in New York after Obi Toppin triumphed last year.
The Antetokounmpo brothers will again participate in the skill competition. Giannis and Thanasis of the Milwaukee Bucks will compete, and Alex, who will compete with the Wisconsin Herd.
The Utah Jazz will also be represented, with Jordan Clarkson, Walker Kessler, and Collin Sexton, while the final team will be made up of the rookies, with Paolo Banchero, from the Orlando Magic, Jaden Ivey, from the Detroit Pistons, and Jabari Smith Jr. from the Houston Rockets.
‘TEAM LEBRON’ AGAINST ‘TEAM GIANNIS’ IN STAR MATCH
The all-star game, played on Sunday, will pit LeBron James’s team of the Los Angeles Lakers against Giannis’s team of the Bucks.
For the first time, the captains pick their teammates on the same Sunday in Salt Lake City, shortly before they take the field.
Source: El heraldo
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