NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge
The NBA Skills Challenge is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. First held in 2003, it is a competition to test ball-handling, passing, and shooting ability.
The NBA Skills Challenge in 2016
The 2022 NBA All Star Skills Challenge
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The National Basketball Association All-Star weekend is a weekend festival held every February during the middle of the NBA regular season that consists of a variety of basketball events, exhibitions and performances culminating in the NBA All-Star Game held on Sunday night. No regular season games are held during this period, which is also known as the All-Star break. It is right after the trade deadline.
Carmelo Anthony receiving an alley-oop during the 2004 Rookie Challenge game.