The NBA 3-point contest is one event in a three-part Saturday night lineup, following the Skills Challenge. The winner of the 3-point contest will receive $60,000, while the second place will earn $40,000, and the third place will get $25,000. This follows the skills challenge, which starts at 8 p.m. ET.

It’s true that fans will indeed see more of Shaq (who just inked a new deal), Charles Barkley (who’s aiming to stay) and co. Still, as awkwardly timed or unnecessary as the All-Star game tribute may have been, I can appreciate that the producers wanted to give the host their flowers.

One takeaway from the 2025 All-Star Weekend is that it was a good time to be Stephen Curry — “The hosting experience was unbelievable,” Curry said. What are the other takeaways from All-Star weekend? Here are five.

Complex had a successful NBA All-Star Weekend merging sports and entertainment for the ultimate interactive experience.

Why does this get five stars? Because it gave us something to talk about as Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul bypassed trying to make shots whatsoever and just breezed through for time. It clearly enraged the NBA as they disqualified the pair citing the rules and then denied them the opportunity to be interviewed about it by their broadcast partner.