NBA All-Star Weekend is upon us. This will be the third time New Orleans has hosted the All-Star Game.
The 2017 NBA Dunk Contest is the third event on All-Star Saturday Night on TNT.
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What: Verizon Slam Dunk Contest | #VerizonDUNK
When: Saturday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. ET (third event)
Where: Smoothie King Center
TV: TNT
Aaron Gordon (Magic)
DeAndre Jordan (Clippers)
Glenn Robinson III (Pacers)
Derrick Jones Jr. (Suns)
The Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon, last year’s runner-up, and NBA All-Star DeAndre Jordan of the LA Clippers will take flight in the 2017 Verizon Slam Dunk on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Gordon and Jordan are joined in the four-player field by Derrick Jones Jr. of the Phoenix Suns and Glenn Robinson III of the Indiana Pacers.
Verizon Slam Dunk is a two-round event in which the four participants can perform any dunk they choose without time limits. The players have a maximum of three attempts to complete each dunk in both the first round and the final round. Five judges score every dunk on a scale of 6 to 10, resulting in a high score of 50 and a low score of 30.
All four competitors get two dunks in the first round. The two players with the highest combined score for their two dunks advance to the head-to-head final round. The player with the highest combined score for his two dunks in the final round is crowned the champion.
How to Live Stream the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend:
Tune in on Friday, February 17 at 7:00 p.m. EST to watch the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.
Viewers with a cable login can live stream TNT, while those without cable can find ways to live stream thanks to Cut Cable Today’s NBA All-Star Weekend guide.
All fans can also catch the action and live updates on various social media platforms including Twitter (@NBAAllStar) and Facebook.