RED CLAWS SIMS TO COMPETE IN
SHOOTING STARS COMPETITION
PORTLAND, ME
- The Maine Red Claws today announced that forward DeShawn Sims will take part
in the NBA Development League Haier Shooting Stars Competition during the NBA
Development League Dream Factory Friday Night presented by Haier on February 18
at 11 PM (ET) at Center Court at NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas at
the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Shooting Stars Competition, along with
the Slam Dunk and Three-Point Shooting Contests, will stream live on NBA
Futurecast at nba.com/futurecast.
The NBA
D-League Haier Shooting Stars makes it second appearance at NBA D-League Dream
Factory Friday Night presented by Haier and features 12 NBA Development League
stars competing in four teams of three in a two-round timed shooting event. The
Haier Shooting Stars contest features six numbered shooting locations of
increasing difficulty, with each team attempting to make all shots in numeric
order in the fastest time. Each team will select a specific player rotation to
follow throughout the competition. Each shot must be made before the next player
begins shooting in succession. Teams have up to two minutes to complete the
entire shooting course and the team that completes all six shots in the least
amount of time is declared the winner. In the case of a tie, a shoot-off will be
used to determine the winner.
The NBA
D-League All-Star Game, presented by SonoSite, will take place on Saturday,
February 19 on Center Court at the NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas.
The game will air live on NBA TV at 4 PM (ET).
