NBA All-Star Skills Challenge: Participants, date, time, how to watch online, live stream
While events like the Rising Stars Challenge, All-Star Celebrity Game and the actual game on Sunday are always entertaining, the main focus of NBA All-Star weekend is on Saturday night when the Skills Challenge, Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest take place.
The Taco Bell Skills Challenge is the first event on All-Star Saturday night. Two players will compete against each other on an identical obstacle-styled course. The quickest to finish the course advances to the next round. Players are paired in head-to-head matchups in each of the three rounds.
Similar to last year, the head-to-head pairings will feature a big man going up against a guard or wing player. This year though, there will be a brand new champion as reigning champ Karl-Anthony Towns opted not to compete.
Here's how you can watch or stream the event, and a handy list of the participants competing in the Taco Bells Skills challenge:
How to Watch
What: Taco Bell Skills Challenge
When: Saturday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. ET
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans
TV: TNT
Online, connected devices: Watch TNT App, TNT Overtime, Sling, Playstation Vue
Participants