Cleveland — Luke Kennard is feeling right at home during All-Star Weekend.
He’s back in his home state of Ohio, and Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse is only about three hours away from his hometown of Franklin.
So much has changed for Kennard, who was a first-round pick (12th overall) by the Pistons in 2017. He’s in his second season with the Los Angeles Clippers, and going from a team that had struggled to make the playoffs to one of the top teams in the Western Conference.
Kennard, though, still can shoot the 3-pointer. He’ll be one of the participants in Saturday’s 3-Point Contest — and deservedly so, ranking second in the league in 3-point percentage (44.