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Lillard Lights Them Up

By DJ Harding  The second event of the night after the Skills challenge would be the three point competition. The competition would see eight players participate with Buddy Heild and Tyreese Halliburton from the Indiana Pacers, Damian Lillard from the Portland Trail Blazers, Jayson Tatum Boston Celtics, Lauri Markkanen from the Utah Jazz, Tyler Herro…

McClung Puts On A Show To Win The Dunk Contest

By DJ Harding  The last event on All-Star Saturday night was the Slam Dunk contest. What some would say has been a bit lackluster over the few years didn’t have that feel this go round due to Mac McClung.  The first and only G-League player to suit up in a dunk contest. McClung, who plays…

NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service

By Tiffany Williams – NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah isn’t just about the games, three-pointers and slam dunks. Off the court, players are making a different kind of slam dunk in the community.  The National Basketball Association on Saturday teamed up with local food banks to fight hunger for the NBA Cares…

NBA All-Star Weekend 7th Annual Basketball Without Borders Global Camp

By Tiffany Williams – This Friday NBA and FIBA will kick-off the seventh annual Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global camp.  The BWB Global camp will run Friday-Sunday at the Utah Jazz Practice Facility.   The 40 top high-school-age prospects from 27 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe will participate in a variety of activities,…

All-Star Game Performances and The NBA Honoring LeBron James

By Tiffany Williams – On Thursday the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that Payson, Utah, native and GRAMMY Award-nominated artist Jewel will sing the U.S. national anthem and JUNO Award-winning and platinum-selling artist Jully Black will sing the Canadian national anthem. Prior to tip-off, global superstar Post Malone will perform a medley of hits following…

Replacements Announced For NBA 2023 All-Star Game

By Tiffany Williams – For the 2023 NBA All-Star game, Friday the league announced that Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox and Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam will replace Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (left superior tib/fib sprain), Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (right knee MCL sprain) and New Orleans…