CLEVELAND — Pinagharian ni Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns ang Three-Point Shootout habang si New York Knicks forward Obi Toppin ang bumandera sa Slam Dunk Contest ng NBA All-Star Weekend.
Nagsalpak si Towns ng record point total na 29 points sa final round para talunin sina Atlanta Hawks star guard Trae Young at Luke Kennard ng Los Angeles Clippers na kapwa tumipa ng 26 points.
Nasibak sa first round sina CJ McCollum ng New Orleans Pelicans, Zach LaVine ng Chicago Bulls, Desmond Bane ng Memphis Grizzlies, Fred VanVleet ng Toronto Raptors at Patty Mills ng Brooklyn Nets.
Sinapawan naman ni Toppin si Juan Toscano-Anderson ng Golden State Warriors sa finals ng Slam Dunk event.
Samantala, sasagupain ngayon ng Team LeBron ni LeBron James ng LA Lakers ang Team Durant ni Kevin Durant ng Nets sa NBA All-Star Game.
Kasama ni James sa Team LeBron sina starters Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets) at Stephen Curry (Warriors).
Nasa Team Durant sina Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks), Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies) at Andrew Wiggins (Warriors).