Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen is among the eight players who will face off in this weekend’s NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest.
Markkanen, Portland’s Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons, Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield, Sacramento’s Kevin Huerter and Miami’s Tyler Herro are the participants.
Markkanen will also be a starter in the NBA All-Star Game. He was moved into the starting lineup last week after several players had to drop out due to injury.
Markkanen, who joined the Jazz in September as part of the Donovan Mitchell trade, is averaging 24.9 points per game this season and making 41.3% of his 3-point attempts.
The 3-Point Contest will be part of All-Star Weekend’s All-Star Saturday Night, which starts at 6 p.m. MST at Vivint Arena. Attendees will also have the chance to see the skills challenge and dunk contest, as the Deseret News previously reported.
The NBA All-Star Game takes place the next day. It begins at 6 p.m. MST on Sunday at Vivint Arena.