Overview
- - Coverage begins at 5 p.m. ET with the State Farm 3-Point Contest, followed by the Kia Shooting Stars and the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest, all airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
- - The 3-Point Contest field is Kon Knueppel, Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray, Norman Powell, Bobby Portis Jr., Tyrese Maxey, Devin Booker and Damian Lillard.
- - Sportsbooks list Knueppel and Lillard as the top two choices entering the 3-Point Contest (e.g., FanDuel and DraftKings), framing the rookie’s bid and the two-time champion’s return as key storylines.
- - The Skills Challenge is replaced by Shooting Stars, featuring four trios of two current players with a legend: Team Knicks (Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Allan Houston), Team All-Star (Scottie Barnes, Chet Holmgren, Richard Hamilton), Team Cameron (Jalen Johnson, Kon Knueppel, Corey Maggette) and Team Harper (Dylan Harper, Ron Harper Jr., Ron Harper Sr.).
- - The Slam Dunk Contest features Carter Bryant, Jaxson Hayes, Keshad Johnson and Jase Richardson, with a judging panel including Dominique Wilkins, Dwight Howard, Nate Robinson and Brent Barry, plus a fan-voted fifth judge.