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Golden State’s Steph Curry changed the NBA with his 3-point shooting.
Sometime next season, he will pass Ray Allen for most 3s in NBA history with a career shooting percentage above .400. He will go down as the best 3-point shooter in history.
On Sunday, Curry won the NBA All-Star 3-point contest for the second time, joining Larry Bird, Craig Hodges, Mark Price, Jeff Hornacek, Peja Stojakovic and Jason Kapono as multiple-time winners.
Curry scored 28 points in the final round to edge Utah’s Mike Conley, who registered 27 points.
Curry started slow in the final round, missing four of his five shots on the first rack of basketballs from the corner. He started to heat up on his second rack, making four of five and then finished by making nine of his final 11 shots at Atlanta s State Farm Arena.
March 8, 2021
Count Portland Trail Blazers teammates Robert Covington and Damian Lillard among those in favor of the NBA’s trend of focusing philanthropic efforts for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
In Sunday night’s premier showcase of NBA talent during the 2021 All-Star Game, 3-point shooting wasn’t the only winner. More than $3 million was donated to HBCUs and other COVID-19 affected programs through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the United Negro College Fund, the National Association for Equal Opportunity and the Direct Relief Fund for Health Equity. ASG team captains LeBron James (TMCF) and Kevin Durant (UNCF), meanwhile, each chose for their respective organizations to receive at least $500,000.
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