Cam Johnson didn’t advance to the ultimate spherical of the Starry 3-Level Contest Saturday evening at Chase Middle. He was the Nets’ lone consultant at NBA All-Star weekend 2025 in San Francisco.
“I’m really excited for it,” Johnson instructed reporters forward of the occasion. “Like I said, I’m just shooting and praying. I’ll prepare myself the best I can and go out there and shoot and live with the result.”
Johnson’s competitors on Saturday was Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland, Miami Warmth guard Tyler Herro, Golden State Warriors guard Buddy Hield, Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard and Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell.
Earlier than the eight shooters have been launched, LiAngelo “Gelo” Ball — brother of Chicago’s Lonzo Ball and Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball — carried out his hit single “Tweaker”. It was his first televised efficiency. He not too long ago signed an $8 million assured report cope with Def Jam Productions.
It was a two-round competitors. 4 racks had 4 official balls and one “money ball”, and one rack containing all “money balls” may very well be positioned at any of the 5 rack places. Two rack places known as “Starry Range” contained one ball every. An official ball counted for one level, a “money ball” counted for 2 factors, and a “Starry Range” ball counted for 3 factors.
Every participant had one minute and 10 seconds to shoot as lots of the 27 balls as doable. The three gamers with the best scores superior to the championship spherical. And Johnson, who shot 41.3% from 3-point vary by way of 39 video games this season, was the primary shooter up.
It was a tough begin. Johnson made simply two pictures on the primary rack, one shot on the second rack, missed his first “Starry” ball, made simply two pictures on the third rack and missed his second “Starry” ball. Nonetheless, his fourth rack was one which had solely “money balls”, and he made three. He made three pictures on his last rack, ending with a first-round rating of 14 factors.
It wasn’t adequate. Johnson, Brunson, Cunningham, Powell and Lillard have been eradicated, whereas Heild, Herro and Garland superior to the ultimate spherical.
Lillard was a two-time defending champion getting into the evening. And with 31 first-round factors, Hield tied Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton for probably the most factors ever scored in a 3-point contest spherical.
In the long run, Herro turned the fifth Warmth participant to win the 3-point contest with a last spherical rating of 24.
Johnson, 28, turned the sixth Nets participant to take part within the competitors, becoming a member of Patty Mills, Joe Johnson, Anthony Morrow, Dražen Petrović and Joe Harris.
Harris gained it in 2019, in upset style, beating Curry.
Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers gained the Kia Expertise earlier within the night.
