Stephen Curry in 3 Point Contest
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Matt Steinmetz
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Stephen Curry’s All-Star Weekend is about to get busier.
Curry, the Warriors’ rookie guard, is expected to be named as one of the contestants for the 3-point shooting contest. The NBA will likely announce the six-player field on Friday, but word has begun to circulate that Curry is in.
Curry already was selected to participate in the Rookie Challenge game. Both events take place next weekend in Dallas, part of the NBA’s All-Star festivities.
Curry is shooting .429 percent from beyond the arc, but is the only rookie among the NBA’s top 35 3-point shooters.
His signature game was a 6-for-6 performance from 3-point range on Jan. 5 against Denver, tying a Warriors franchise record.
He shot 48.6 percent from 3-point range in January, and was named NBA’s Western Conference Rookie of the Month.
Last week, Curry was asked if he thought he had a chance to be selected to the shooting contest.
“Somebody brought that up,” Curry said. “I don’t know how they pick that, or what. But it’d be fun to participate in that. I’ve never really done a 3-point contest before. That’d be a great honor. I don’t know when they announce that, but if they selected me to do it I’d be happy to do it.”
Curry is NCAA single-season record holder with 162 three-pointers in 2007-08. He owns Davidson career records in three-pointers (414) which also places him fourth on NCAA’s all-time list for career three-pointers, just 43 away from the mark set by J.J. Redick of Duke
Anthony Morrow, Curry’s teammate, had hoped to be picked for the shootout. Morrow led the league in 3-point field goal percentage last season (.476) and ranks sixth in that category this season at .443. percent.
But Morrow has missed the past 10 games and hasn’t played since straining his right knee during a Jan. 15 game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Oakland. On Tuesday, Morrow was invited to play in the Rookie Challenge, replacing Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls.
The Warriors haven’t had a player in the 3-point shootout since 1991, when Tim Hardaway participated. Sleepy Floyd was part of the inaugural 3-point shootout in 1986.
Earlier this week, the Arizona Republic reported that Phoenix Suns center Channing Frye would be selected for the event.
CSNBayArea.com
Stephen Curry’s All-Star Weekend is about to get busier.
Curry, the Warriors’ rookie guard, is expected to be named as one of the contestants for the 3-point shooting contest. The NBA will likely announce the six-player field on Friday, but word has begun to circulate that Curry is in.
Curry already was selected to participate in the Rookie Challenge game. Both events take place next weekend in Dallas, part of the NBA’s All-Star festivities.
Curry is shooting .429 percent from beyond the arc, but is the only rookie among the NBA’s top 35 3-point shooters.
His signature game was a 6-for-6 performance from 3-point range on Jan. 5 against Denver, tying a Warriors franchise record.
He shot 48.6 percent from 3-point range in January, and was named NBA’s Western Conference Rookie of the Month.
Last week, Curry was asked if he thought he had a chance to be selected to the shooting contest.
“Somebody brought that up,” Curry said. “I don’t know how they pick that, or what. But it’d be fun to participate in that. I’ve never really done a 3-point contest before. That’d be a great honor. I don’t know when they announce that, but if they selected me to do it I’d be happy to do it.”
Curry is NCAA single-season record holder with 162 three-pointers in 2007-08. He owns Davidson career records in three-pointers (414) which also places him fourth on NCAA’s all-time list for career three-pointers, just 43 away from the mark set by J.J. Redick of Duke
Anthony Morrow, Curry’s teammate, had hoped to be picked for the shootout. Morrow led the league in 3-point field goal percentage last season (.476) and ranks sixth in that category this season at .443. percent.
But Morrow has missed the past 10 games and hasn’t played since straining his right knee during a Jan. 15 game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Oakland. On Tuesday, Morrow was invited to play in the Rookie Challenge, replacing Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls.
The Warriors haven’t had a player in the 3-point shootout since 1991, when Tim Hardaway participated. Sleepy Floyd was part of the inaugural 3-point shootout in 1986.
Earlier this week, the Arizona Republic reported that Phoenix Suns center Channing Frye would be selected for the event.
