It’s NBA All-Star Weekend, but not all the stars will shine equally. To highlight the best and worst performances all weekend long in Indianapolis, we’re grading the participants in every event from the Rising Stars on Friday through Sunday’s All-Star Game.
Following some memorable moments during All-Star Weekend’s first two nights, Sunday brought the main event — the NBA All-Star Game.
Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1988 to win two events at an All-Star Weekend, winning Saturday night’s 3-point competition before taking home the All-Star Game MVP on Sunday. His 39 points were the most on the Eastern Conference roster as it defeated the West 211-186. Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves led all scorers with 50 points after racking up 31 points in the game’s final quarter.
Skills took center stage Saturday night during NBA All-Star Weekend, including a one-of-a-kind showdown between WNBA 3-point contest record holder Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty and NBA all-time 3-point leader Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, a…
