Golden State Warriors Put on Show for All-Star Saturday
The NBA knows how to put on a show for All-Star Weekend. And no one within the NBA knows how to put on a more exciting show than the Golden State Warriors.
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The Warriors’ Big Three of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green all participated in events.
Green was one of four big men to participate in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. He was defeated in the first round by the eventual-champion Karl-Anthony Towns. He got off to a lead, blazing past the Minnesota rookie, but he couldn’t knock down the three-pointer at the end. Towns was able to catch up and sink the deep shot before the All-Star.
Green wasn’t done though. Comedian Kevin Hart challenged the Warriors’ power forward to a three-point competition via Twitter. The two men also star in a Foot Locker commercial. Despite their friendliness, the two are fierce competitors. Green went first and scored 12 points. The diminutive Hart got off to a slow start, but finished strong, trying the NBA star with a buzzer beater.
Despite finishing tied, Green was given a huge trophy the size of the actor with his name and face already on it. Hart was given a participation ribbon.
The real three-point contest was up next and it didn’t disappoint. Thompson went first and scored an incredible 22 points. After the rest of the talented pool put up great performances, Curry started his title defense. After started off (relatively) slowly, Curry picked up the pace and finished in second with 21 points.
The final round was the Splash Brothers and Phoenix’s Devin Booker. The young rookie scored 16 points. It then came down to the two Golden State sharpshooters. Curry dropped in an electrifying 23 points. Then Thompson showed why he’s second in the league in three-pointers made. He put on a show and finished strong with his money ball rack and took over the lead. He scored 27 to secure his first three-point contest championship and dethrone his teammate. Thompson was very open and honest about wanting to getting his revenge on Curry and he did.
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The Slam Dunk Contest was probably the greatest ever as the Bay Area’s own Aaron Gordon battled Zach Lavine. Despite that, the three Warriors represented DubNation very well and helped make this All-Star Saturday one of the best ever.
The three Warriors will get the chance to all share the court today in the actual All-Star game. It’s safe to assume we’ll see a highlight or two out of the defending champs in Toronto.