Derrick Jones Jr

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... but guys with perimeter skills that can do it.". Gordon outlasted Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving to win the three-point title. Gordon and Irving both finished with scores of 20 in the final round to force an overtime session. Gordon came back with a score of 21 points to win. Toronto Raptors point guard and North Philly native Kyle Lowry finished last in the competition, scoring nine points. Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson, the defending champion, was also eliminated in the first round. For a Good Cause. Players and celebrities took a break from Saturday night's action to celebrate the life of the late Craig Sager, who recently died of cancer. They also raised $500,000 for the Sager Strong Foundation, which supports cancer research and education. Sager was an NBA sideline reporter for TBS and TNT. ...

Who Is Derrick Jones Jr

... school career to college and beyond. But when our classmates and friends saw the first video, so many people wanted Jaime to make a Journey video for them, too, that Jaime got too busy with all his new clients and we only ever made that one episode. It’s only been three weeks since I got invited to the dunk contest at NBA All-Star weekend in New Orleans. I’ve never done so many media interviews in my life. Everyone’s been supercool. It’s been a lot of fun hearing people ask, “So … who is Derrick Jones Jr.?”. It’s also weird. Do you know how wild that question is. That’s not a question I usually get. Nobody had ever really been very interested in who I was before. Which is why I’ve been thinking a lot about The Journey recently. This week leading up to All-Star weekend, I caught myself wishing Jaime and I would’ve kept on making those videos. I would’ve made a whole episode about my senior year of high school, when I got passed over for the Mc Donald’s All-American team. I would’ve made an episode about being overlooked by major college basketball programs. They said I was too skinny. They said I didn’t have an outside shot. They said I was ...

Stars Shine Bright For Nba All-star Saturday Night Festivities

... Rapper, singer John Legend, actor-director Spike Lee, Actor Anthonie Mackie, rapper 2 Chainz, comedian Anthony Anderson and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. "It's truly the NBA family in town," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. Big skills. Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis brought Spike Lee to his feet by winning the Skills Challenge in a tight contest against Gordon Hayward. It was the second year in a row that a big man won the contest. Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns won the competition last year. "It's a good feeling that I'm able to showcase my skill with my size and show to the kids that you're capable of doing that even if you're tall and lanky like me," Porzingis said. Pelicans big man Anthony Davis was eliminated in the first round. Home cookin'. As soon as Eric Gordon was entered in the 3-point shooting contest Pelicans fans everywhere knew he was a shoo-in to win the event. And ...

Glenn Robinson Iii Crowned Champion

... Robinson III told reporters after he had won. "Going into this, I hadn't really practiced any trick dunks. I hadn't really got time. I focused on playing. I focused on starting and playing to the best of my ability. When they gave me this chance, it took me a week to come up with some things that nobody's ever seen in the NBA dunk contest.". Prior to the Dunk Contest, Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks won the Taco Bell Skills Challenge, and Eric Gordon of Houston Rockets (and North Central High School in Indianapolis) was crowned champion of the JBL Three Point Contest. All of which set the stage for the night's main event, the Slam Dunk Contest. From there, Robinson III showed what he had been working on for weeks, unveiling a series of acrobatic slams to bring the Slam Dunk trophy back to Indiana for the first time since ...

Booker, Jones Jr. Show Off Talent, Skills And High-flying Dunks

... schedule. Let’s review when Suns fans might want to tune in today. Booker got Talent.3:00 PM AZ Time. This one is so popular it’s not even on the official schedule put out by the NBA. But leave it to Dave to dig deeper and report the REAL news. There is indeed a Talent Show, and Devin Booke r is indeed going to participate. Jon Leue r nods head in appreciation while juggling. Booker got Skillz - 6:00 PM AZ Time. The last two Suns participants in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge were soon traded away to other teams, and one of them has since graduated to the grown-ups event. Goran Dragi c appeared in 2014 but lost in the first round when Reggie Jackso n (his partner in an ill-designed team version that year) before being traded a year later to Miami, and then Isaiah Thoma s represented the Suns in 2015 a few days before being traded to the Celtic s. Before those guys, the last Suns player in the Skills Challenge ...

Updated Tv, Live-stream Schedule And Predictions

... and showmanship to provide a spectacular encore presentation. As the only player to compete in the D-league and the Slam Dunk Contest within the same year, Phoenix Suns forward Derrick Jones Jr. could take it a step further into the limelight and win the contest. He's not dealing with a regular-season burnout or overexposure to his dunking style. Take Jones as the underdog over Gordon. The judges will want to see something different. If Gordon's dunks look remotely similar to last year's, he’s going to struggle with Jones in the final round. The Suns' young high-flyer should claim the dunk title in an upset. 66 th NBA All-Star Game. Most people can't mention Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook without following with a question or remark about Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant. Aside from an ongoing saga between the former teammates, Westbrook could earn his third NBA All-Star Game MVP honor. Bleacher Report @Bleacher Report. 2-time All-Star Game MVP Russell Westbrook could be the best reserve in All-Star ...

Predictions For This Year's Contestants

... Process. This Night in the NBA. Alternative NBA Facts with Howard Beck. Howard Beck Predicts His Western Conference All-Star Reserves Team. Howard Beck Predicts His Eastern Conference All-Star Reserves Team. 'We Came Up in the Struggle’: NBA’s Zach Randolph Gives $20 K to Keep Lights On. Celebrate This Year's Oscar Nominees with the NBA's Best Actors. Philadelphia 76 ers Are on a Roll with #Raise The Cat Victory Celebration. Joakim Noah Makes an Embarrassing Free-Throw Attempt Versus Pacers. Dion Waiters Drills the Three to Win the Game Against the Warriors. Giannis Antetokounmpo Drains the Three. Westbrook Scores Game-Winner and Earns Another Triple-Double to Defeat Jazz. Le Bron James Nails a Clutch 3-Pointer to Tie the Game vs. Spurs. Eleven Years Ago Today, Kobe Bryant Dropped 81 Points on the Raptors. Greg Anthony's Starting 5: Top 5 Question Marks at the Halfway Point. Howard Beck and Ric Bucher's 1 st-Half Disappointments. KD Has His Best Game of the Season vs. Thunder. Was the NBA Right or Wrong to Reduce Fan Influence on All-Star Starters. Who Should Star in the Remake of 'White Men Can’t Jump'. The Greek Freak vs. the Beard: ...

The ‘other’ Derrick Jones Receives Invite To Nba Dunk Competition

... Union midfielder Derrick Jones appears poised to make his Major League Soccer debut this season, another Derrick Jones with ties to the area has parlayed his brief stint in the NBA into an invite to the league’s dunk competition. The Phoenix Suns rookie, whose full name is Derrick Jones Jr., grew up not far from where Talen Energy Stadium now sits in basketball-crazed Chester and starred at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor before heading west for a season at UNLV. NCAA eligibility issues led him to leave college early and after going undrafted the 6-foot-7 small forward has worked his way up from the Development League to make two appearances this season for the Suns, including his debut against his hometown team in November. Sound familiar. The Derrick Jones in the Union organization starred at Bethlehem Steel FC last season, earning a first-team contract and a debut with the club in a friendly against Crystal Palace after playing in the Union Academy for three seasons. Just recently, head coach Jim Curtin said he wants to see the Ghana native pushing for more than just a place in the game day 18. And he’s received invites too, most recently to ...

Former Rebel Derrick Jones Competes In National Dunk Contest

... And there were a couple of fairly large conventions in New Orleans in recent days, so hotels have been busy. Other streets in the area have been closed since Thursday, to help both residents and visitors figure out different traffic patterns needed to help accommodate two major simultaneous events. New Orleans center Anthony Davis offered his fellow All-Stars a tongue-in-cheek suggestion on how to handle Mardi Gras and the big crowds: Stay away, he said. He wasn't serious, and Los Angeles Clippers center De Andre Jordan wasn't deterred, either. "I probably won't listen to him," Jordan said. 4:10 p.m. Behind MVP Quinn Cook, the East team edged the West 105-100 in the NBA D-League All-Star game at the Superdome. Cook, the former Duke standout playing for the Canton Charge, led all scorers with 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range. He also had a game-high 12 assists. Alfonzo Mc Kinnie of Chicago's Windy City Bulls scored 16 points for the East, and Edy Tavares of Raptors 905 — Toronto's affiliate — led all rebounders with 11. Justin Harper of the Los Angeles D-Fenders paced the West with 17 points. Vander Blue of ...