3-point contest could have more appeal than dunk contest

Dominique Wilkins remembers a time not so long ago when the most-anticipated event during NBA All-Star weekend was the dunk contest, how fans looked forward to his duels with Michael Jordan and what creative slam they would come up with next. I jumped over a car when I was a kid.'' Indeed, the days when the Human Highlight Film joined Air Jordan in a battle with a ball and a 10-foot hoop are long gone. Many of the game's most notable names never participate in the dunk contest anymore, and this year's field - Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Oladipo, Mason Plumlee and Zach LaVine - has little hype heading into Saturday night's event at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. Golden State Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are headlining the event with Atlanta's Kyle Korver, Houston's James Harden and Cleveland's Kyrie Irving, Portland's Wesley Matthews, the Los Angeles Clippers' J.J. Redick and defending champion Marco Belinelli of San Antonio.