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Ahead of Sunday's All-Star game, there is plenty to watch on the All-Star Saturday Night with the Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Competition to be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.Taco Bell Skills ChallengeFirst-time NBA All-Stars Nikola Jokic and Nikola Vucevic are among the eight competitors who will take on the Skills Challenge on Saturday - a three-round obstacle course that tests dribbling, passing, agility and three-point shooting skills. Live NBA All-Star Saturday Night Sunday 17th February 1:00am The event is a head-to-head, knockout tournament format where two players compete simultaneously on identical courses and the fastest finisher reaches the next round. Eight players begin the competition and that is eventually whittled down to the final two.Click on the video below to see a recap of the 2017 event, when Kristaps Porzingis claimed the title. With Spencer Dinwiddie of the Brooklyn Nets unable to defend his 2018 title due to … [Read more...] about Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest and Slam Dunk contest all feature on NBA All-Star Saturday Night

NBA icon Dominique Wilkins remembers his 1988 All-Star Dunk Contest duel with Michael Jordan. Live NBA All-Star Saturday Night Sunday 17th February 1:00am Wilkins' famous head to head with the six-time NBA champion in Chicago forms part of Jordan's rich All-Star legacy, one that continues this weekend as the team he owns, the Charlotte Hornets, host the 2019 All-Star festivities. Wilkins, known as the 'Human Highlight Reel', led going into the final round before Jordan completed his trio of slams with his iconic free-throw line dunk that scored a perfect 50 and earned 'His Airness' a second straight Dunk Contest triumph. Three decades later Wilkins recalls: "I think it was the greatest Dunk Contest ever because you had two great players competing. I wanted to know who the best was. The energy in that place on that night was unbelievable. "Dunking was a part of my game that I cherished and going against a guy with the same type of ability like Michael Jordan... he was … [Read more...] about All-Star Weekend 2019: Dominique Wilkins remembers 1988 Dunk Contest duel with Michael Jordan

Skywatchers will get a special treat Tuesday when the biggest, brightest supermoon of 2019 lights up the night sky. This will be the second in this year's trio of back-to-back supermoons. The first occurred Jan. 21, and the third will fall on March 21. A supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the moon is at its closest point to Earth in its monthly elliptical orbit around our planet. Since they're a bit closer to us, supermoons appear larger and more luminous than ordinary full moons — though scientists are quick to point out that the difference is generally so subtle as to be imperceptible. "They are essentially the same," Patrick Hartigan, an astrophysicist at Rice University in Houston, told NBC News MACH in an email. "You can maybe tell the difference from a normal full moon if you make a practice of looking at a lot of them" — something Hartigan said is true for him. This month, the moon will be closest to Earth at 4:07 a.m. EST Feb. 19. At that moment — what … [Read more...] about How to see the biggest, brightest supermoon of 2019

Guiao seeks OFWs’ support in QatarNational coach Yeng Guiao called on overseas Filipino workers in Qatar to show their support for the Philippine team when it plays against the Qataris in Doha on February 21, in the sixth and last window of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asian qualifiers. “What we are anticipating is that they will be playing in their home court, they will be more familiar with their surroundings,” Guiao told reporters after the team’s tune-up game with Meralco on Friday morning. “But the positive thing is there are lots of Filipinos in the Middle East, particularly in Qatar.” The nationals beat Meralco, 100-82, behind Pogoy’s 21 points and Lassiter’s 14 points. It was Gilas’ only tune-up game before facing Qatar. “We’re hoping they will back us up and they will give us some of their energy by cheering for us. I hope our fellow Filipinos there will pray for us. Everything we do is for … [Read more...] about Guiao seeks OFWs’ support in Qatar

Coach Kerr fined $25,000 for ref rantOAKLAND, United States: Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday (Friday in Manila) following his rant at officials during his team’s defeat to the Portland Trail Blazers. Kerr needed to be escorted from the court at Portland’s Moda Center on Wednesday after angrily objecting to a flagrant foul called against Draymond Green. The Warriors coach was assessed two technical fouls and ejected after slamming his clipboard to the ground and unleashing a verbal volley against official Kenny Mauer. Kerr’s fine was confirmed by NBA vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe. Kerr later spoke to reporters about his angry reaction, explaining he was baffled by the decision to call a foul on Green for what looked like an innocuous challenge.“I was just shocked that it was called a flagrant foul,” Kerr said. “That was head-scratching that could be called a flagrant foul. I … [Read more...] about Coach Kerr fined $25,000 for ref rant