According to an American sports journalist, Lauri Markkanen is participating in the three-point shooting competition held in connection with the NBA star weekend for the second time in a row.
Well-known NBA journalist Shams Charania says on social media that the star player of the Utah Jazz Lauri Markkanen will participate in the Feb. 17 triple throw contest in Indianapolis during All-Star weekend.
In addition to Markkanen, we can also see at least Indiana on the long throw line Tyrese Haliburtonof Milwaukee Damian Lillard and Malik Beasley and the New York Knicks Jalen Brunson.
Of the aforementioned, only Markkanen and Beasley compete in the event from outside the All Stars star game. Markkanen has sunk three-point shots this season with an accuracy of 40.1 percent.
After the actual three-point competition, for the first time, in connection with the star weekend, there will be a three-point competition between the sexes, where the Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry and WNBA shot put record holder Sabrina Ionescu meet
Markkanen was named to the starting five of the NBA All-Star Game last year and he also took part in the three-point shooting competition in front of his home crowd in Salt Lake City.
In 2023, Suomalaištaht was tied for fourth place after the initial round of eight competitors, when the three best throwers made it to the triple throw final. Markkanen scored 20 points, while Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, who won the final, scored 26 points both times. In the finals, Lillard defeated the Indiana Pacers Buddy Hield and Haliburton’s.