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Tatum to defend his skills challenge crown

First time All-Star and reining skills challenge champion Jayson Tatum has agreed to defend his crown at this years All-Star weekend.

Tatum accepts invite to the skills challenge.

Only two players have ever won the skills challenge back-to-back, they are Dwayne Wade and Damien Lillard. Tatum aiming to be the third.— Adam Taylor (@AdamTaylorNBA) February 4, 2020

Tatum won last year’s challenge in dramatic fashion, beating rookie point guard Trae Young with a shot from half court after losing ground in a foot race.

By choosing to defend his title, Tatum is aiming to become only the third player to retain their crown.