NBA 2021 All-Star: Indiana Pacers Domantas Sabonis wins Skills Challenge

NBA 2021 All-Star: Indiana Pacers Domantas Sabonis wins Skills Challenge

Domantas Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

All-Star Weekend was originally scheduled to be held at Domantas Sabonis’ home arena in Indianapolis, before the coronavirus pandemic forced the NBA to relocate the festivities to Atlanta. Indiana Pacers would’ve been made proud by their marquee Sabonis as he won the skill challenge, edging over Orlando Magic’s Nikola Vucevic 

Having said that, the skills challenge featured two guards, one being Dallas Mavericks’ star Luka Doncic and the other was Phoenix’s Chris Paul and four forwards/centers. Doncic and Paul each picked up a first-round bye, while the big men duked it out. 

Indiana Pacers Domantas Sabonis wins Skills Challenge at 2021 All-Star Game 

“It was fun,” Domantas Sabonis said as per ESPN. “I wanted to come out and make sure I got it done this time.’‘ 

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However, after Sabonis and Vucevic defeated the New York Knicks’ Julius Randle. Also, the Portland Trail Blazers’ Robert Covington, respectively, in the first round. Each big man got by the guards to advance to the final round. 

In the finals, it came down to the final shot for both players. Sabonis was able to get his 3-pointer to fall before Vucevic’s to win the contest.

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