NBA Reveals Competitors for the 2023 Skills Challenge
The players who will compete in the 2023 Skills Challenge at NBA All-Star Saturday Night in Utah have been officially announced by the NBA.
• Brothers Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), and Alex Antetokounmpo (Wisconsin Herd) will make up Team Antetokounmpo.
• Jordan Clarkson, Walker Kessler, and Collin Sexton, all members of the Utah Jazz, will be on Team Jazz.
• Star rookies Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic) and Jabari Smith Jr. will be a part of Team Rooks. (Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons player Jaden Ivey.
The Kia Skills Challenge participants and teams ⬇️
Event format and rules: https://t.co/VAIPdW1jWl pic.twitter.com/ur44fm07JN — NBA Communications (@NBAPR) February 15, 2023
Three teams of players compete in the three rounds of the Skills Challenge. Team relay, team passing, and team shooting are the three rounds in a competition. The team with the most “Challenge Points” after three rounds wins. Teams shoot from half court in the event of a tie.
In front of their home crowd, Team Cavs, made up of Jarrett Allen, Darius Garland, and Evan Mobley, triumphed in the 2022 Skills Challenge last year.
TNT will air the Skills Challenge in 2023 on February. 18 at 8 p.m. at 8:00 p.m. ET as part of All-Star Saturday Night.
