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Hawks’ Trae Young to participate in 3-point contest at All-Star weekend

Hawks guard Trae Young (11) is scheduled to participate in the 3-point contest at All-Star weekend in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)

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Hawks guard Trae Young (11) is scheduled to participate in the 3-point contest at All-Star weekend in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)
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Feb 9, 2022

Trae Young already has been named a starter in the All-Star game, but he also will participate in the 3-point contest during All-Star weekend, the NBA announced Tuesday.

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He joins the Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane, the Clippers’ Luke Kennard, the Bulls’ Zach LaVine, the Nets’ Patty Mills, the Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns, the Raptors’ Fred VanVleet and CJ McCollum, who recently was traded by the Trail Blazers to the Pelicans.

The 3-point contest will take place Feb. 19 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

Atlanta's Trae Young (11) has already been named a starter in the All-Star game, but he will also participate in the 3-point contest during All-Star weekend, the NBA announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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Young has participated in the 3-point contest once before, when he was an All-Star starter in his second season (2019-20). He was eliminated in the first round that time.

Young is shooting a career-high 37.2% from 3-point range this season.

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