Golden State Warriors superstar Klay Thompson will look to defend this 3-Point Contest trophy at NBA All-Star Saturday night.
When it comes to NBA All-Star Weekend, there isn’t a team that is coming in with the spotlight quite like the Golden State Warriors. With their four superstars and head coach Steve Kerr representing the Western Conference, it’s going to be a weekend for the team to stand out and put on a show. At NBA All-Star Saturday night, Klay Thompson will get things started when he tries to defend his 3-Point Contest trophy.
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The contest will take place after the skills challenge on Saturday night. All of the action and contests will air on TNT and it will also be live streamed online via the TNT Overtime app. Here’s all the information you will need for watching this event online.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017
Start Time: 5:00 p.m. PT
Location: New Orleans, LA
TV Info: TNT
Live Stream: TNT Overtime
While the All-Star Saturday night is a time for players to have fun, Klay Thompson is a competitor and takes the contest seriously. He wants to put his stamp on being the best shooter in the league and he knows that he is going to face stiff competition in it.
The good news is that he won’t have to worry about going up against his teammate Stephen Curry in this year’s event. The shooting extraordinaire has decided to sit out this year’s event and let his teammate go at it against the rest of the field in defense of his title.
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The people challenging Thompson are as follows: Nick Young, Kemba Walker, C.J. McCollum, Eric Gordon, Kyrie Irving, Wesley Matthews and Kyle Lowry. Each of those competitors loves to let it fly from deep.
However, this competition is tailor made to the strengths of a guy like Thompson. He has a strict release and he has the speed and accuracy to thrive in this environment. Irving probably boasts the toughest challenge but there’s always that one player every year that turns some heads and surprises people.