CHICAGO u2060—Just before the halftime buzzer of Team USA’s 151-131 win vs. Team World in the Rising Stars game Friday, Luka Doncic casually launched a 3-pointer from halfcourt, with Trae Young watching alongside him as the shot somehow perfectly banked in.
A wide-eyed Young laughed and halfway hugged, halfway collapsed in exasperation into a smiling Doncic’s embrace. It’s All-Star weekend, after all u2060— there’s much less intensity and much more camaraderie between opponents. Apparently, Young got such a kick out of it because the shot was actually his idea.
“I was the one who told him to shoot the half-court (shot),” Young said, even though it ended up putting Team USA down by 10 to Team World, 81-71, at halftime.