Having already been there and done that once, it was understandable that — following a difficult loss Wednesday night to Charlotte — second-year Timberwolves guard Josh Okogie wasn’t overhyping what lies ahead this weekend.
“It will be fun,” he said of playing in the Rising Stars Challenge, part of the NBA’s All-Star weekend.
It is a game comprised of up-and-coming rookies and second-year players on two teams — a USA team and a World team — that will play Friday night at Chicago’s United Center. The ultimate goal is to play in the All-Star Game on Sunday, but the Wolves don’t have any representatives this year.