The NBA All-Star Game may not tip off until Sunday night, but the heart of the weekend is All-Star Saturday, home of the Slam Dunk Contest, 3-Point Shootout, Degree Shooting Stars, and the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. Watch the festivities on TNT at 8:00 p.m. ET, or live stream them free by clicking this link.
The night will open up with the Shooting Stars challenges, pitting four teams that consist of a current NBA player, a legend, and a WNBA player. This year's teams are as follows.
Team Bosh: Chris Bosh (Heat); Dominique Wilkins (Legend); Swin Cash (New York Liberty)
Team Curry: Stephen Curry (Warriors); Dell Curry (Legend); Sue Bird (Seattle Storm)
Team Millsap: Paul Millsap (Hawks, replacing Anthony Davis); Scottie Pippen (Legend); Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky)
Team Westbrook: Russell Westbrook (Thunder); Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (Legend); Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever)
Next up will be the Skills Challenge, which will be missing three originally announced participants-John Wall (Wizards), Jimmy Butler (Bulls) and Michael Carter-Williams (76ers).
Patrick Beverley (Rockets)
Trey Burke (Jazz)
Brandon Knight (Bucks)
Kyle Lowry (Raptors)
Elfrid Payton (Magic)
Dennis Schröder (Hawks)
Jeff Teague (Hawks)
Isaiah Thomas (Suns)
The third event will be the Three-Point Contest, arguably the most anticipated event of this year's All-Star Saturday. As the 3-pointer has grown in importance in today's NBA, the quality of competition in this even has skyrocketed. Don't miss it.
Stephen Curry (Warriors)
Klay Thompson (Warriors)
James Harden (Rockets)
Kyrie Irving (Cavaliers)
Kyle Korver (Hawks)
Marco Belinelli (Spurs)
Wesley Matthews (Blazers)
J.J. Redick (Clippers)
Finally, the Slam Dunk Contest will get underway. This year's crop is light on star power, but the four men in this group could make names for themselves tonight.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)
Zach LaVine (Wolves)
Victor Oladipo (Magic)
Mason Plumlee (Nets)
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