00:00Welcome everybody back to the All-Star Game. You're watching the three-point contest, the All-Star Dunk Contest, and
00:08the Skills Challenge.
00:12Let's not wait any longer. Welcome everybody on Reactions, a new TV show, live coverage with your host Raul Morales.
00:26It's a celebration of basketball's best, next on NBC.
00:42Welcome to NBA All-Star Saturday, 2026 in Los Angeles.
00:53Please welcome Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, and Carmelo Anthony.
01:01We're back in LA for All-Star Weekend, and for the first time since 2002, we're back on NBC.
01:09This feels like a movie premiere mixed with the Olympics. Let's have some fun.
01:15It's All-Star Saturday. You never know what to expect when NBA's biggest stars take the biggest stage.
01:22The best shooters, the highest flyer, all under one roof, with the brightest stars on the planet.
01:30We've got to get three things. The kids shooting stars, the high-fly AT&T Slam Dunk,
01:38but first, the shooters take the stage for the State Farm three-point contest.
01:46Dame shooting from half-court.
01:51Yossi Dane.
01:53It's a Tories takeover.
01:55Big time shot picture for three.
01:58Unbelievable.
02:00Norman Powell puts it up.
02:03Trash.
02:25The first hip-hop artist in history
02:28to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
02:32Oscar-nominated, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning superstar,
02:37Queen Latifah!
02:44Yeah!
02:47Distance.
02:48For most, it's a hindrance.
02:51It put things out of reach.
02:53But for a select few, distance is an opportunity,
02:58an imaginary obstacle erased by the players who honed their craft,
03:03perfected their delivery, and hit their marks when it mattered most.
03:08Tonight, this ensemble cast will have their moment.
03:12They will embrace the distance, bring victory near to their chest,
03:17and just maybe, win the industry's top prize.
03:22With cameras rolling, an audience of millions,
03:25they'll come into sharp focus.
03:28Here are the eight nominees for the 2026 State Farm three-point contest champion!
03:37First up, he's the rookie sharpshooting sensation
03:42from the Charlotte Hornets,
03:44Con Knipple!
03:52This spider can cast a wide web of threes.
03:57Seven-time all-star from the Cleveland Cavaliers,
04:01Donovan Mitchell!
04:06This NBA champ makes it rain from a mile high.
04:11The Denver Nuggets own, Jamal Murray!
04:19He's bringing the East Coast Heat to this West Coast party.
04:25First-time all-star from the Miami Heat,
04:29Norman Powell!
04:34It's his first trip to the contest,
04:36and he's ready to light it up!
04:39NBA champion from the Milwaukee Bucks,
04:42Bobby Portis Jr.
04:47A Philly phenom making his three-point debut.
04:52Two-time all-star from the Philadelphia 76ers,
04:56Tyrese Maxey!
05:00A three-point champion here to rise again!
05:04Five-time all-star from the Phoenix Suns,
05:08Devin Booker!
05:13It's Dame time!
05:16And he's here to claim his third three-point trophy!
05:20Two-time champion, nine-time all-star,
05:23from the Portland Trailblazers,
05:25Damian Lillard!
05:32This trophy is what they're playing for tonight.
05:37In this envelope right here,
05:39there will be a winner.
05:43We have the lights.
05:44We have the cameras.
05:47All that remains is the action.
05:50So let's get to it!
05:54That's right, Queen Latifah,
05:55let's get right to it.
05:56Eight players compete in a two-round time-shooting competition.
06:00Four racks with four regular balls and one money ball,
06:03and then there's the one rack with all money balls,
06:04and the players can place it
06:06any of the five spots that they choose.
06:08Two from-the-logo shots that are worth three points each,
06:11top three advance,
06:12to the final round of the State Farm three-point contest.
06:15This is a look at what we're going to see.
06:17You see, in this one,
06:18the money rack is at the top of the key.
06:19You can go to any of those five spots
06:21based on where you want to go,
06:22and those from-the-logo shots are critical.
06:25We know guys like Damian Lillard
06:26have made those deep balls real famous in NBA circles.
06:30So glad you could join us for All-Star Saturday.
06:32Welcome, Courtside.
06:32No Eagle.
06:33You're watching live coverage of the All-Star game.
06:36Let's get into it with the three-point challenge.
06:39Got a lot of legends in this one, this time.
06:42It's going to be a great one.
06:44All-Star game.
06:46All-Star three-point contest.
06:48Live coverage on Reactions,
06:51a new TV show with your host, Raul Morales.
06:55Let's get back to it.
06:56Coming back.
06:57Hasn't played all season because of the Achilles' chair.
07:00Can he reclaim?
07:01Two-time champ.
07:02Can he reclaim it?
07:03And he has that look in his eye right now.
07:05No, I was watching him.
07:06He was looking like a boxer about to come out to the ring.
07:08He's focused.
07:09He's ready.
07:10Dame Dallas, maybe Dame time tonight.
07:12I don't know.
07:13We're going to find out real quick
07:14because he's standing by with Zora Stevenson.
07:16Dame, you're not new to this.
07:18Two-time three-point contest champion.
07:20But the circumstances this time are different.
07:22You haven't played all season, coming off the injury.
07:24Why did you feel like you were ready for this?
07:27I just know I'm ready.
07:28You know, I think, obviously, I'm coming back from an injury.
07:33It was almost a year ago now.
07:36And since that day, you know, I've been rehabbing.
07:38I've been training.
07:39I've been on the court for months now.
07:41So I feel great.
07:42I've been doing a lot of shooting.
07:44I think if there's anything I could do great right now
07:46is to shoot the ball.
07:48And it's an opportunity to compete.
07:50You know, feel a little bit.
07:50Is it about the pace?
07:51Is it about the money ball?
07:52What you got?
07:53It's a little everything.
07:54I think a good start matters.
07:55The money ball obviously matters.
07:57But you got to be able to get through the rack, you know what I'm saying,
08:00without chipping up.
08:02So I got to also remember that they got a three-ball,
08:04the four-point line shot.
08:05So you can't screw up.
08:07Jamal, best of luck.
08:08Good luck out there and have fun.
08:09Appreciate it.
08:10Noah.
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08:24We are just about set for the State Farm three-point contest.
08:28And new in this year's contest are the State Farm from the logo shots.
08:31And with every make from the logo,
08:33it means $15,000 is donated by the good neighbors at State Farm
08:37for Habitat for Humanity.
08:39But we got to see the entire field get introduced.
08:42Who are you guys going with as we get the day kicked off?
08:46It's easy for me to jump on what everyone is assuming is going to happen
08:50with Damian Lillard being back in this competition.
08:54But I'm going for the younger, the rookie, Con Kniffle.
08:59If there's a guy that can just fly out, shoot the basketball, he is it.
09:04So he is my pick, Jamal.
09:06I'm going with Dame.
09:07And part of the reason he's a champion in this event,
09:10but the fact that he knows he's an all-star player,
09:13but he can't play in the all-star game.
09:15He's not back playing yet.
09:16This is going to be his game.
09:17He is going to put on the absolute show tonight.
09:20Today.
09:21I should say today now, right?
09:22On Saturday.
09:23On Saturday.
09:23And you know what?
09:25I'm not off the hood in this.
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