He The Slam Dunk Contest 2023 already knows the participants and from a physical point of view, there is one that stands out above the rest: Jericho Simshis player New York Knickswho will be the only insider present at the event.
sims will try repeat that of his mate Obie Toppinanother New York Knicks interior that was able to keep pale 2022 edition of this challenge for the best athletes in the league.
Who is Jericho Sims?
The Sims is an insider Height 2.08 meters and 24 years oldwhere was the pick 58 from the 2021 draft by the New York Knicks after playing four years at the University of Texas.
The Minneapolis native played little as a rookie (2.2 points and 4.1 rebounds in 13.5 minutes) but he has more entries in 2022-2023taking advantage of Mitchell Robinson’s down games to sneak into Tom Thibodeau’s rotation.
Sims offers little as an offensive player, but he is a sensational athletewhich may play above the hoop (78% from the field), in addition to providing good defensive qualities. A not-so-small detail about the Slam Dunk Contest: 63% of the shots in his NBA career were just this kind of explosive finish. Absolute expert.
Another point in your favor: 1.13 meters he jumped at the 2021 Combine was the third-highest mark of all timebehind only Keon Johnson’s 1.22 (also 2021) and Kenny Gregory’s 1.16 (2001).
When and where is NBA All-Star 2023?
NBA All-Star 2023 will be held in Salt Lake City, home of the Utah Jazz. The weekend of the stars will start the Friday 17th and will end on Sunday 19th February.
The stadium where the 2023 All-Star Game will be held will be the capacity Vivint Arena 18,300 people.
Event
Date
Mexico (CDMX)
United States (ET)
Argentina
Spain
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
Friday February 17th
18:00
7:00 pm
21:00
1:00
NBA Rising Stars Challenge
Friday February 17th
20:00
21:00
23:00
3:00
Quiz/Tournament Night
Saturday, February 18
7:00 pm
20:00
22:00
2:00
NBA All-Star Game
Sunday, February 19
7:00 pm
20:00
22:00
2:00
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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