CLEVELAND – Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving has been named as a participant in the 2017 JBL Three-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, it was announced on Thursday night by the NBA.
This will be the 15th year the Cavs have a participant in the Three-Point Contest. Irving has taken part in three shootout competitions (2013, 2014, 2015), winning the event at the 2013 All-Star Weekend in Houston. Irving along with Mark Price (1993 and 1994) are the only players in franchise history to take home first place honors in the event.
