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At the Atlanta event, Sabonis participated in the NBA All-Star Skills Competition for the second time and surpassed last year.
In Chicago in February 2020, the tallest, who recognized the advantage of Miami Heat midfielder Bamo Adebayo in the final of this competition, this time he competed against five competitors who participated in the tournament.
“I really thought, if I’m already here, why not try again in the skills competition? I’m glad that this time I made it. It was really a lot of fun and it was also a good warm-up before the All-Star game,” he said. D. Sabonis.
the #TacoBellSkills final results, winning a total of $ 250,000 for UNCF! pic.twitter.com/lWaccPCTRk
– NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
The Pacers midfielder’s advantage was first recognized by New York Knicks heavyweight forward Julius Randle and in the semi-finals of the tournament, the young Sabas also eliminated Slovenian basketball winner Lukas Dončičius.
In the final of the competition, D. Sabonis met Nikola Vučevičius from Montenegro, who represents the Orlando Magic. Although the representative of the Balkans gained a slight advantage in the first part of the obstacle course, the Lithuanian took the victory first, matching the three points that determined the name of the winner of the competition.
A little later, for the second time in a row, D. Sabonis participated in the All Stars match. LeBron James, the captain of the LeBron team, took Lithuania as a substitute player.
In the second half, the Lithuanian who escaped to the field lost the first pitch through Kyrie Irving. However, he noticed when he received a transfer from another European, Luka Dončičius. Even before the match, the Lithuanian talked about wanting to score points in this match and he did.
Two-handed SLAM of @ Dsabonis11 💪#NBAAllStar | #PacersAllStar pic.twitter.com/zHTKRHX3Yw
– Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) March 8, 2021
D. Sabonis also appeared on the court in the fourth quarter, recovered the ball after an indiscriminate throw from L. Dončičius, made a successful pass to Jaylen Brown, who hit a triple. The Lithuanian helped LeBron’s team solidify the 170: 150 victory.
Lithuanian account: 2 points, rebound and pass cash.
“I sat next to the squad of the best players in the best league in the world. I tried to “absorb” all of this into myself. Of course, we won, and that’s even better, Mr. Sabonis said. – I feel very good because I opened the box of points. Thanks Luka for the transfer. And now we will have to make a great effort with the Pacers, we have a very difficult month ahead of us. Everyone is ready, some players have returned, I hope everything is fine for us. “
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