SAN FRANCISCO — Damian Lillard is looking to join Larry Bird and Craig Hodges in an elite club, while Victor Wembanyama will be showing off some skills at the NBA’s All-Star weekend.
Lillard, the veteran guard for the Milwaukee Bucks, was announced Friday as one of the entrants in this year’s 3-point contest to be held at All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 15 at the home of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
Wembanyama, the second-year star center for the San Antonio Spurs, will be one of eight players in the Skills Challenge the same night. That field was also revealed Friday.
Lillard is bidding to win his third consecutive 3-point title, something only Bird and Hodges have done. Bird, the Boston Celtics legend, won the first three editions of the competition from 1985-87; Hodges went back-to-back-to-back from 1990-92 while with the Chicago Bulls.
The 3-point contest field also includes Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks, Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons, Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Tyler Herro of the Miami Heat, Buddy Hield of the Wariors, Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets and Norman Powell of the Los Angeles Clippers.