In the first competition on Saturday night at NBA All-Star weekend in Chicago, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo didn’t miss a step.
Adebayo, after fighting through the first two rounds on the course, beat Indiana forward Domantas Sabonis in the finals to win the Skills Challenge.
It came down to the final shot, too, after both big men kept even with each other throughout the course. Adebayo, however, got his third attempt from the 3-point line to fall — giving him the win.
Adebayo flew past Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie, who won the event in 2018, in the opening round of the contest and then edged out Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam in the second. Sabonis reached the finals after beating Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Milwaukee forward Khris Middleton.
Adebayo has averaged 15.8 points and 10.4 rebounds so far this season in Miami, his third in the league.
As for the trophy he received, Adebayo said he plans to give it to his mom.
