NBA All-Star Saturday: Live updates

The 2026 NBA All-Star Saturday events got underway at 5 p.m. ET at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Follow along for up-to-the-minute updates on the 3-Point Contest, Shooting Stars competition, and Slam Dunk contest.

Shooting Stars competition

More like Carry Maggette: Former NBAer Maggette put Team Cameron on his back to drop 38 in the final round. Shout outs to celebrity passer Anthony Anderson of "Kangaroo Jack" fame.

Bing bong: Team Knicks trio Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Allan Houston set the standard with a first-round score of 31 to advance to the finals. They'll be joined by Team Cameron.

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Team Cameron duke it out: Duke products Kon Knueppel, Jalen Johnson, and Corey Maggette put up a first-round score of 24 that would make Mike Krzyzewski proud, provided he's watching.

What is Druski good at? "Comedian" Druski was the "celebrity passer" for Team All-Star, and his passing was not a fitting tribute to Chris Paul as Scottie Barnes, Chet Holmgren, and Richard Hamilton posted an underwhelming score of 16.

Preview

Saturday's events continue with the return of the Shooting Stars competition after an 11-year hiatus, replacing the Skills Challenge on the 2026 itinerary after Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul's rule-breaking routine from a year ago.

A quartet of teams made up of two current players and one "legend" are tasked with making shots from seven marked spots on the floor in 70 seconds.

Lillard returns to win 3rd 3-Point Contest

Dame wins it all: Lillard went second in the championship round after Knueppel's 17-point display and dropped 29, including a 4-pointer from the "From the Logo" spot. Booker went last and scored 27, crowning Lillard as the third three-time 3-Point Contest winner in event history.

It's Dame Time: Despite a torn Achilles, Damian Lillard advanced to the final round with a score of 27. Booker (30), Knueppel (27), and Lillard will participate in the championship round.

Wet like I'm Book: Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker went Sicko Mode in Round 1, putting up 30 points to claim the lead.

Maxey, Portis put up bricks: Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey and Milwaukee Bucks veteran Bobby Portis Jr. posted 17 and 15 points, respectively, immediately bowing out of the competition. Good stuff.

Murray has shaky debut: First-time All-Star Jamal Murray, the best thing from Kitchener, Ontario since Canada's 10th and longest-serving Prime Minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, posts a first-round score of 18.

Knueppel starts hot: Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel went first and drained the final three money balls to set the standard with 27 points.

Preview

The festivities tip off with the 3-Point Contest, which replaces the Skills Challenge as Saturday's curtain-raising event. The most intriguing name on the list of perimeter threats is Portland Trail Blazers guard Lillard, who has not played this season due to a torn Achilles.

Lillard, who won the competition in 2023 and 2024, and Devin Booker (2018) are the only previous winners participating in the event this year.

Portis, Knueppel, Maxey, and Murray are all making their 3-Point Contest debuts. Knueppel will attempt to become the first rookie to win the event since its introduction in 1986.

The players will attempt to score as many points as possible from multiple 3-point locations during a 70-second round. The three highest scorers from the opening round advance to the championship round, where the highest score determines the winner.

All-Star Friday

All-Star Weekend kicked off Friday with the Rising Stars mini-tournament and All-Star Celebrity Game. Here's a quick look at what went down:

Rising Stars tournament

Team Vince defeated Team Melo 25-24 in the "next bucket wins" final behind an enormous performance from Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe. Edgecombe earned MVP honors after recording 17 points in the semifinal and six in the final.

Edgecombe scored the final 10 points in a 41-36 victory over Team T-Mac in the second semifinal, icing it with an isolation step-back jimmy against Cam Spencer of the Memphis Grizzlies.

The highlight of the annual mini-tournament was a 1-on-1 situation with San Antonio Spurs rookie Dylan Harper and older brother Ron Harper Jr.

Dylan isolated his brother with some crafty dribbling before nailing the game-winning bucket in the semis to lead Team Melo to the final.

So much for brotherly love.

All-Star Celebrity Game

Canadian sprinter and seven-time Olympic medalist Andre De Grasse, two-time FIFA World Cup champion Cafu, All-Pro NFL wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, and ESPN insider Shams Charania were among the competitors for the annual event.

If the NBA All-Star Game is a contest marred by indifferent - and often nonexistent - defense, than this exhibition is an outright decree against it.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, who will not participate in Sunday's game due to injury, coached one of the teams alongside brothers Thanasis and Alex. The fourth Antetokounmpo bro, Kostas, is currently playing in Greece with Aris, and opted out. Actor Anthony Anderson coached the other team.

Back-to-back MVP Rome Flynn scored 17 points with four assists to lead Team Giannis in a 65-58 win over Team Anthony. Former Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall, who currently plays in China with the Ningbo Rockets, chipped in with 20 points, 21 rebounds, and five blocks for Team Giannis.

Charania did not have the same impact as teammates Flynn and Fall, posting a Tony Snell-inspired stat line in a winning cause.

Don't quit your day job, Shams.

Also, it would be wrong not to shine a spotlight on a thrilling ending to the annual HBCU Classic, which also took place Friday at the Intuit Dome.

North Carolina A&T's Trent Middleton Jr. converted an acrobatic and-1 with seconds remaining to seal a memorable comeback victory over Hampton University. Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt was nearly the hero for Hampton when his floater attempt at the buzzer cradled the rim before falling out.

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