Players Announced For NBA All Star Saturday Night Events

Rosters will be drafted this week for the 2019 NBA All Star Game.  The other big event for all star weekend, All Star Saturday Night, has unveiled the participants for the events for 2019.

According to the NBA, All Star Saturday Night will feature the Slam Dunk and 3 Point Contest and the Skills Challenge.

Players for the three events have been named.  The Skills Challenge will feature names like Trae Young, Luka Doncic, Kyle Kuzma and Jason Tatum and others.

The 3 point Contest will be Seth and Stephen Curry, Kemba Walker, Khris Middleton and Dirk Nowitzki among others.   Nowitzki along with Dwayne Wade were added to the All Star game as late roster additions.

The dunk contest will feature former MSU Spartan, Miles Bridges along with John Collins, Dennis Smith Jr. and Hamidou Diallo.

No Pistons are schedule to take part in the Saturday events.  Only Blake Griffin was selected to participate in the All Star Game.

All Star Saturday night will be on Saturday, February 16th in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The All Star Game is Sunday Night, February 17th.