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Payton Pritchard says NBA contacted him about 3-point contest, but this year wasn’t the right time

There will be no Celtics participating in the Saturday night events of the upcoming all-star weekend. The skills-challenge, dunk contest, and 3-point contest will be Celtic-free.

Payton Pritchard said the league contacted him about participating in the 3-point contest, but ultimately he didn’t feel like it was the right time to commit to the event.

“They had communicated to me a little bit,” Pritchard told reporters in a video posted by CLNS Media. “But I just didn’t think it was the time this year.”

Pritchard is shooting a career-best 42.