Evan Mobley half-court shot wins skills challenge
Evan Mobley brought his first trophy to Cleveland. The rookie’s excellent shooting led a team with Cavaliers teammates Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen to a win in the Skills Challenge in front of their home fans Saturday night. Mobley sealed the victory by hitting a half-court shot on his first try in the final round. A team made up of rookies Josh Giddey, Cade Cunningham and Scottie Barnes finished second.
Source: Brian Windhorst @ ESPN
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
‘Literally a unicorn’: #Cavaliers rookie Evan Mobley’s legend grows with halfcourt shot beaconjournal.com/story/sports/p… via @beaconjournal – 10:52 PM
Rod Beard @detnewsRodBeard
So, big men are going to sweep All-Star Saturday: Evan Mobley, Karl-Anthony Towns and either JTA or Toppin? – 10:46 PM
Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
Darius Garland on #Cavs Evan Mobley: “I mean, he’s literally a unicorn. Seven-footer, 20 years old that can do everything. So I mean, I’m glad to play with him.” – 9:39 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
The Cade Cunningham-Evan Mobley rivalry took another step tonight. Skills Challenge provided the stage. – 8:58 PM
Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
Evan Mobley with a half court shot in 5.5 seconds to win the skills challenge for the #Cavs.
What can he not do? – 8:55 PM
Joe Mullinax @sbnGrizzlies
Evan Mobley folks
We’re witnessing a star in the making – 8:54 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
All Evan Mobley does is win. – 8:53 PM
Rod Beard @detnewsRodBeard
Evan Mobley hits a halfcourt shot in 5.5 seconds … that’ll do it.
#Cavs win the Skills Challenge. – 8:53 PM
Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
evan mobley > the windmill – 8:53 PM
Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
Is there anything Evan Mobley doesn’t do well?
The kid might be Batman. pic.twitter.com/HpXC47We5E – 8:31 PM
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
Evan Mobley making statements. 😤
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🔊 https://t.co/xQk3E95QGt pic.twitter.com/xWek7GAYkc – 8:28 PM
Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
#Cavs win team shooting competition with 44 points, 21 points by Darius Garland, 18 from Evan Mobley, 5 from Jarrett Allen. Rooks had 32, Antetokounmpos 20 – 8:26 PM
Serena Winters @SerenaWinters
EVAN MOBLEY GO OFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!! @Evan Mobley #LetEmKnow – 8:23 PM
Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
Oh my god, Evan Mobley lolol. 18 points in the shooting portion of the Skills Challenge for the #Cavs team. He made his first five shots. – 8:22 PM
David Morrow @_DavidMorrow
EVAN MOBLEY WTF – 8:22 PM
Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
EVAN MOBLEY!! – 8:22 PM
Rod Beard @detnewsRodBeard
I’ll have whatever Evan Mobley had for his pregame meal. Yowza. – 8:22 PM
Drew Hill @DrewHill_DM
Evan Mobley is going to be a PLAYER. – 8:21 PM
Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs intro of Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen and Darius Garland for the Skills Challenge. pic.twitter.com/g1OZdHEVBO – 8:10 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Draymond Green: “I think the biggest surprise team is Cleveland. I don’t think anyone expected them to be this good. I think finding a young star in Darius Garland, who’s leading the charge. Evan Mobley. They’re putting it together, but they’re going to be good for years to come” pic.twitter.com/N97VNYDmm1 – 2:25 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Cavs rookie Evan Mobley on the city’s vibe during All-Star weekend in Cleveland pic.twitter.com/WiohSJ0qft – 11:14 AM
Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
ICYMI: ‘He’s big time’: Cade Cunningham says #Cavs‘ Evan Mobley could have been Rising Stars MVP beaconjournal.com/story/sports/p… via @beaconjournal – 9:58 AM
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Obi Toppin was the top dunker Saturday at NBA All-Star Weekend. The New York Knicks forward went through the legs, tapped the ball off the backboard and finished with a one-handed slam to score a 47 on his final dunk and win the NBA slam dunk contest. “We were talking before the dunk contest and were, like, ‘We want to come out here and do things that people have never seen before,'” Toppin said of conversation with Chuck Millan of Team Flight Brothers, a dunk coach he worked with to prepare for the night. “So those dunks, never been done in a dunk contest. I felt good being out there.” -via ESPN / February 20, 2022
Toppin became the third player in Knicks history to win the contest, following Nate Robinson (2006, ’09, ’10) and Kenny “Sky” Walker (1989). Toppin also won the competition in Cleveland 25 years after a rookie Kobe Bryant won the slam dunk contest in Cleveland, a fact that was not lost on him. “It feels amazing,” he said. “There have been a lot of legends that have won the dunk contest, and for my name to be a part of that is something special. I don’t take it for granted.” -via ESPN / February 20, 2022
Obi Toppin goes through the legs and taps the backboard with the ball to WIN #ATTSlamDunk! 🏆 #NBAAllStar #StateFarmSaturday -via Twitter / February 20, 2022
