66ers Stars Shakur and Washington Participate in NBA D-League All-Star Festivities
Tulsa, Okla., February 4, 2010 – Tulsa 66ers point guard Mustafa Shakur has been selected to compete in the D-League Haier Shooting Stars competition and forward Deron Washington has been selected to compete in the Slam Dunk competition, the D-League announced today.
Shakur is one of 12 D-League stars participating in the Haier Shooting Stars competition, which makes its first appearance at D-League Dream Factory Friday night presented by Haier. Four teams of three compete in a two-round timed shooting event that 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.
Washington is one of four first-time Slam Dunk competitors that will take to the floor to showcase their best high-flying skills in a battle for slam dunk supremacy. The competition consists of two rounds of two dunks each with the top scores from the first round advancing to the championship round.
The Development League Dream Factory Friday Night presented by Haier, an innovative skills competition modeled after the popular All-Star Saturday Night, returns for the third consecutive year to Center Court at Jam Session presented by adidas on Friday, Feb. 12, at 10:00 p.m. ET, and will stream live on .com from 10-11p.m. ET. This year’s event includes a Slam Dunk Competition, a Three-Point Competition featuring an all “money-ball” rack and the inaugural D-League’s Haier Shooting Stars. Players must be on an active D-League roster to compete in any event.
D-League action in Dallas continues on Saturday, Feb. 13, when the fourth-annual D-League All-Star Game tips off on Center Court at All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas at 2 pm CT. Shakur and 19 other D-League top prospects as selected by fans and the D-League’s 16 head coaches, will showcase their skills as the game will be broadcast live on TV at 2 p.m. CT.
For more information about the Tulsa 66ers, visit tulsa66ers.com.
Updated 02-05-2010
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