For the third time in NBA history, Cleveland will host the All-Star Weekend. The 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend, the 71st edition of the spectacle, will take place during the league's landmark 75th season.
Coincidentally, each of the previous times the city has hosted the midseason extravaganza, the league has celebrated a landmark season: 35th (1981) and 50th (1997).
This season's schedule of events for the All-Star Weekend is back to the regular three-day format from Saturday to Monday.
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What time does the NBA 3-Point Contest start?
- Day, Date: Sunday, Feb. 20
- Time: 6:30 a.m. IST
This year's MTN DEW 3-Point Contest is back as the second of three events on State Farm All-Star Saturday Night, which is scheduled to start at 6:30 a.m. IST (Sunday) at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
How to watch the NBA 3-Point Contest
- TV channel: Vh1, MTV (Hindi)
- Live streams: Voot Select, Jio TV
The 3-Point Contest will be broadcast on television on Vh1 in English and MTV in Hindi.
In addition, it can also be live-streamed on digital platforms like Voot Select, Jio TV, and even NBA League Pass.
3-Point Contest participants, format
- CJ McCollum, New Orleans Pelicans
- Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks
- Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls
- Desmond Bane, Memphis Grizzlies
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves
- Fred VanVleet, Toronto Raptors
- Luke Kennard, LA Clippers
- Patty Mills, Brooklyn Nets
Each competitor will have 70 seconds (1:10) to shoot as many of the 27 balls as they can, with a maximum possible score of 40 points in a round. The three competitors with the highest scores in the first round will advance to the championship round. The player with the highest score in the championship round will win the MTN DEW 3-Point Contest.
NBA All-Star schedule 2022
Below is the schedule of events for the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend from Feb. 19-21.
On Saturday, the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will be played at 5:30 a.m. IST at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland and will be broadcast on ESPN. That will be followed by the Clorox Rising Stars at 7:30 a.m. IST on TNT at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
On Sunday, the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night, which tips off at 6:30 a.m. IST, includes three events: Taco Bell Skills Challenge, MTN DEW 3-Point Contest and AT&T Slam Dunk Contest.
On Monday, the Weekend's headline event - the 71st NBA All-Star Game - will be played at 6:30 a.m. IST at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
