Portland’s C.J. McCollum will fill Bosh’s spot in the 3-point event.
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Curry is the defending champion. “It was probably best not to try and push it because anything can happen after that I know it’s an exhibition game, a three point contest, but that’s all I need for a freak accident to happen”. For guys and players who haven’t had the opportunity to hang out and be around the city, they are going to enjoy it and fall in love with what Toronto has to offer. Towns weaved through an obstacle course, fed a pass through a target, made a layup and a 3-pointer to win it.
Stay tuned to ESPN for more coverage of NBA All Star Weekend 2016 in Toronto, CA. The league put in a requirement of at least one year of college before crossing over to the highest level of the sport.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has come out even more strongly against the so-called “Hack-a-Shaq” rule.
Bosh chose to skip the weekend festivities so he could nurse a calf strain that has caused him discomfort the past week.
“That’s the passion. There’s some feeling there”, Bosh said of his cold reception.
“I can’t believe I’m still playing”, Bryant said.
The basketball world belongs to Bryant, at least for one more weekend.
Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder are both in the starting line-up for the West.
Though worldwide League Pass subscribers aren’t restricted with streaming blackouts, Canadian ones are, which includes all games that are nationally broadcast (and Raptors games). Bryant was a featured panelist at the NBA’s technology summit earlier in the morning to share ideas with league executives and others, and has his wife and their two daughters in Toronto so the whole family can bask in the celebrations.
The current bid sits at $100,000. The auction runs through noon Eastern on Sunday.
For the New York Knicks, they are represented by Carmelo Anthony who is making his ninth appearance.
When he contemplates the moment that is about to arrive, Tas Melas – a longtime Raptors fan who now is co-host of “The Starters” on NBATV – said it sends shivers down his spine to think about where things were in the team’s formative years.
For former All-Star Charles Barkley, Sunday’s game will be “bitter-sweet”. The last six games have been determined by an average of 4.7 points.
Stokes, who has spent plenty of time with the Miami Heat this season, finished with 17 for the East side.
To say players took the game less than seriously would be accurate.
With NBA All-Stars like Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Kyle Lowry looking on, as well as celebs like Spike Lee, Vin Diesel and Guy Fieri in the stands, Drake aided by a dunk from tennis star Milos Raonic led the Canadians to a nine-point lead at the half. Miami next plays in Atlanta on Friday, and Bosh’s status for that game nearly certainly won’t be determined until the additional tests are performed. “It looks different”, he said.
But is it like a Spurs practice? I have been saying this for years and years, it’s the best-kept secret. “We played ping pong today and I won – a lot”. As mentioned above, the Shooting Stars competition is no more and the Skills Challenge now features big men as well. The Lakers may be at the bottom of the Western Conference, but this doesn’t mean they don’t have ample amount of talent in the years to come. I’m retiring as a celebrity.
The Los Angeles Lakers have been the topic of discussion this year, mainly because of Kobe Bryant’s retirement, but this should not just be the only reason.
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Air Jordan VIII sneakers up for auction as part of the full set. Bryant has played his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers and has waged some terrific battles with Popovich and his Spurs.
