Getty Devin Booker won the 3-point contest last year.
The NBA 3-point contest will take place as part of All-Star Weekend on Saturday night at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The contest will start around 9 p.m. ET (depending on when the skills challenge starts and finishes) and will be televised on TNT, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch it live on your computer, phone, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku or other streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV options:
TNT is one 75-plus live channels included in FuboTV’s main package, which is largely tailored towards sports fans.
You can start a free seven-day trial of FuboTV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the 3-point contest on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a handy “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which will allow you to watch all of All-Star Saturday Night on-demand up to three days after it airs even if you don’t record it.
PlayStation Vue offers four different channel packages, all of which include TNT.
You can start a free five-day trial right here (you don’t need to have a PlayStation console to sign up or watch), and you can then watch the 3-point contest live on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
If you can’t watch live, PlayStation Vue comes included with cloud DVR.
In addition to their extensive Netflix-like streaming library, Hulu now also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including TNT.
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the 3-point contest on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
2019 NBA 3-Point Contest Preview
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker won the event last year. He’ll be in Charlotte to defend his title.
“I’m very excited,” Booker said, according to NBA.com. “It’s a tough field with some real sharp shooters. So just defending my crown.”
The Kentucky alum participated in the 3-point contest in 2016, reaching the finals against two of the greatest 3-point shooters of all time in Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, ultimately falling to the latter.
“I’m disappointed, but I will be back,” Booker said after that contest, per NBA.com. “I’m sorry I couldn’t bring home a win for you guys, but I’ll be back next year and get one.”
Two years later, Booker again met Thompson in the finals. His opponent once again posted a score of 25, which Booker topped with a record 28 points. (The league added four extra “money balls” in 2014, upping the total possible points from 30 to 34.)
“I always said I wanted to represent my city the best I can,” Booker said after the victory, according to Arizona Sports 98.7. “So season not going how we planned, but I know a lot of the city was ready for the All-Star Weekend, having somebody participate.”
His preparation last year? Not preparing at all.
“I’m not shooting until I get there,” Booker said before the 2018 event, per NBA.com. “That’s my preparation. First year, I had the racks out, went over it, put the time on the clock. Then the year I won, I didn’t do anything. So, I’m just going to stick with that one.”
He’ll face Curry once again, as well as Curry’s brother, Portland Trail Blazers guard Seth Curry. The Currys will be shooting in the arena of father Dell Curry’s former team — Dell is first in games played in Charlotte Hornets history and second only to Kemba Walker, another participant on Saturday, in points and 3-pointers made.
Dell serves as a color commentator for the Hornets and still lives in Charlotte, where he raised Stephen and Seth, as well as their sister Sydel Curry, who played volleyball at Elon University.
“We’ll be everywhere and all over the city throughout the week,” Stephen Curry said, according to The Mercury News. “I want to be in the moment and celebrate how 10 years in, I’m coming full-circle back where it all started back at home. I’m going to enjoy myself.”
Here’s the full list of competitors:
- Devin Booker, Suns
- Seth Curry, Trail Blazers
- Stephen Curry, Warriors
- Danny Green, Raptors
- Joe Harris, Nets
- Buddy Hield, Kings
- Damian Lillard, Trail Blazers
- Khris Middleton, Bucks
- Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks
- Kemba Walker, Hornets