The 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend and All-Star Game are back in Indianapolis for the first time since 1985, a nod to the state’s basketball history and 89-year-old Pacers owner Herb Simon.
Here’s what to know about tonight’s NBA dunk contest, 3-point contest, skills challenge and the Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu contest.
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Tyrese Haliburton, Benedict Mathurin and Myles Turner lead Team Pacers to skills challenge win
Is there a such thing as home-court advantage? It appears so. For the third consecutive time, the home team has won the NBA All-Star skills challenge. Team Pacers, composed of Tyrese Haliburton, Benedict Mathurin and Myles Turner, took home the trophy in front of the crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday evening.
Team Pacers got on the board first with 100 challenge points for winning the first round, which consisted of a 35’ outlet pass, pylon dribbles, a short shot in the lane, corner three over an automated windmill defender, and a made basket on the opposite end. Tyrese Haliburton capped his team’s impressive run with an off-the-backboard dunk.
The second round consisted of a passing challenge, where each team had 30-seconds to collect as many points as possible by scoring in moving targets. Team All-Stars and Team Pacers tied with 74-points, resulting in a tiebreaker, which Team Pacers ultimately won by scoring 92 to the…
