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The 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend and All-Star Game are back in Indianapolis for the first time since 1985, a nod to the state’s basketball history and 89-year-old Pacers owner Herb Simon.
Here’s what to know about tonight’s NBA dunk contest, 3-point contest, skills challenge and the Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu contest.
USA TODAY Sports will have the latest updates, highlights, analysis, reaction and more. Follow along.
When is the NBA 3-point contest?
The 3-point contest is Saturday at the Indianapolis Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. The event will take place after the skills challenge and before the Steph Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu 3-point shootout and the dunk contest.
What time does the dunk contest start?
The dunk contest is the last event on Saturday night.
NBA dunk contest, 3-point contest stream: How to watch
TNT, ESPN, ESPN 2 and NBA TV and the NBA will provide coverage of the weekend’s events and news conferences.
NBA All-Star weekend schedule
Here’s the schedule for the rest of the weekend:
Saturday, Feb. 17
- All-Star Saturday Night Skills Challenge, 3-point Contest, Steph vs. Sabrina 3-point Challenge, Slam Dunk Content, 8 p.m. ET, TNT
Sunday, Feb. 18
- G League Up Next Game, 1:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV
- NBA All-Star Game, 8 p.m. ET, TNT
Dunk contest participants
These four players are taking part:
- Mac McClung, G League’s Osceola Magic (2023 dunk contest winner)
- Jacob Toppin, New York Knicks, G League’s Westchester Knicks
- Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics
- Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami Heat
Read Jeff Zillgitt’s full feature on McClung here.
NBA 3-point contest 2024 participants
These are players are taking part:
- Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks (2023 3-point contest winner)
- Malik Beasley, Milwaukee Bucks
- Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers
- Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves
- Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks
- Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Lauri Markkanen, Utah Jazz
3-point contest winners
Here are the winners for the last 10 years. Find the complete list here.
- 2023: Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)
- 2022: Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves)
- 2021: Steph Curry (Warriors)
- 2020: Buddy Hield (Kings)
- 2019: Joe Harris (Nets)
- 2018: Devin Booker (Suns)
- 2017: Eric Gordon (Rockets)
- 2016: Klay Thompson (Warriors)
- 2015: Stephen Curry (Warriors)
- 2014: Marco Belinelli (Spurs)
Dunk contest winners
Here are the winners for the last 10 years. Find the complete list here.
- 2023: Mac McClung (76ers)
- 2022: Obi Toppin (Knicks)
- 2021: Anfernee Simons (Trail Blazers)
- 2020: Derrick Jones Jr. (Heat)
- 2019: Hamidou Diallo (Thunder)
- 2018: Donovan Mitchell (Jazz)
- 2017: Glenn Robinson III (Pacers)
- 2016: Zach LaVine (Timberwolves)
- 2015: Zach LaVine (Timberwolves)
- 2014: John Wall (Wizards)
Steph vs. Sabrina 3-point contest
Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu will compete head-to-head in the first NBA vs. WNBA 3-point Challenge. This event will take place after the traditional 3-point contest and before the slam dunk contest.
Curry will shoot from the NBA 3-point line and use NBA basketballs, and Ionescu has the option to shoot from the WNBA 3-point line but she said she plans to shoot from the NBA line. She will use WNBA basketballs. Each made shot will result in a donation from State Farm to the NBA Foundation to support economic empowerment in the Black community. Read Jeff Zillgitt’s story on how this contest came together.
NBA dunk contest judges
Here are the judges for Saturday’s slam dunk contest: Two-time dunk contest winner Dominique Wilkins, 2004 dunk contest winner Fred Jones, Hall of Famers Gary Payton and Mitch Richmond, and Darnell Hillman.
NBA 3-point contest prize money
Here is how the prize money is distributed:
- First place: $60,000
- Second place: $40,000
- Third place: $25,000
- Fourth place: $15,000
- Fifth place: $15,000
- Sixth place: $15,000
- Seventh place: $15,000
- Eighth place: $10,000
NBA dunk contest odds
The highest number of tickets at BetMGM are on Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (+525) to win the dunk contest. Mac McClung (-225) is the favorite. — Richard Morin
NBA 3-point contest odds
The field is wide open for the 3-point contest, according to BetMGM. The most money is on Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton (+500), who owns 26.7% of the handle. — Richard Morin
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