Three-Point Contest

Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks is the most recent winner of the event which was held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

[5][6] Since the 2014 contest, a rack consisting only of "money balls" has been added, and can be placed on any of the 5 spots of the player's choice, bringing up the maximum possible score to 34 points.

[4][9] The final round will be shot in reverse direction (left to right corner for a left-handed shooter and vice versa).

In the case of a tie, multiple extra rounds of 30 seconds (1 minute in the final) are played to determine the winner.

Sources:[1][14] In the 2024 three-point contest, fans expressed dissatisfaction with referees for permitting participants, notably Karl-Anthony Towns, to shoot while their feet were on the line.

Larry Bird won three consecutive contests while playing with the Boston Celtics .
Jason Kapono won the contest in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 season while playing with the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat .
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors won the contest twice in 2015 and 2021.