Donovan Clingan speaks on UConn’s goals ahead of the tournament and what it might take to repeat as champions.Mac McClung repeated as the Slam Dunk Contest. McClung defeated Jaylen Brown in the final.
McClung’s final dunk drew the only perfect score of the night. The Osceola Magic star said “I’ll never say never” when asked if he’d come back next year to try to three-peat.
Stephen Curry said he knew the pressure was on when Sabrina Ionescu put up 26 points in their 3-point shootout. Curry knew that pressure was building when he didn’t make either of the long shots during his run.
In the end, Curry came through by hitting most of his shots on his final two racks to win the challenge by a 29-26 margin.
Both Curry and Ionescu said they hope that events like this will continue to be a part of All-Star Weekend going forward.
For the second consecutive year, Damian Lillard won the 3-Point Contest. Lillard defended his title from the 2023 version of the contest.
Lillard beat Karl-Anthony Towns and Trae Young in the finals of the event. Those three had to go to a shootout round, along with Tyrese Haliburton to decide who would be in the finals.
