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02-08-2006, 02:03 PM
Defending Champ Richardson Headlines Field For the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2006 – Defending champion Quentin Richardson of the New York Knicks will highlight the star-studded field of six in the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout, to be held on NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL, Feb.18 at the Toyota Center in Houston.
In the event’s 20th year, Richardson will compete against five of the NBA’s top three-point shooters including Seattle’s Ray Allen, who won the competition in 2001, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry, Detroit’s Chauncey Billups and Phoenix’s Raja Bell.
The players will compete in the two-round competition with the top three finishers from the first round advancing to the finals. Five shooting stations are set up around the three-point line, with four orange balls worth one point each and one multi-colored ball (money ball) worth two points at each location. Each player has one minute to shoot as many balls as he can. In the Finals, players will shoot in ascending order of first round scores.
The contestants in the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout will be competing for $86,000 in prize money, with $35,000 going to the winner. Second place is worth $22,500, third place is worth $15,000 and fourth through sixth places are worth $4,500 each.
The Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout will be broadcast live nationally as part of the NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL and will also feature the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk, PlayStation® Skills Challenge and Radio Shack Shooting Stars. TNT and ESPN Radio will begin their national coverage at 8 p.m. EST from the Toyota Center. The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 19, will air live on TNT, Rogers Sportsnet and ESPN Radio at 8 p.m. EST. The game will also be telecast in 215 countries and broadcast in audio in several languages on NBA.com.
Foot Locker, in its third year as the sponsor of the three-point shootout, is part of Foot Locker, Inc., a specialty retailer that operates 2,000 stores in 16 countries in North America, Europe and Australia. Through its athletic group of specialty retail stores, including Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker and Champs Sports, as well as its direct-to-consumer channel footlocker.com/eastbay, the Company is the leading provider of athletic footwear and apparel.
2006 FOOT LOCKER THREE-POINT SHOOTOUT COMPETITORS
***************2005-06 Season****Career*
Player ------------Made Att. Pct. Made Att. Pct.
Ray Allen---------- 151 394 .383 1,637 4,137 .396
Raja Bell114---------114 262 .435 264 660 .400
Chauncey Billups---- 104 243 .428 944 2,455 .385
Dirk Nowitzki --------69 162 .426 827 2,184 .379
Quentin Richardson- 40 128 .313 630 1,798 .350
Jason Terry-------- 95 230 .413 846 2,242 .377
NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2006 – Defending champion Quentin Richardson of the New York Knicks will highlight the star-studded field of six in the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout, to be held on NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL, Feb.18 at the Toyota Center in Houston.
In the event’s 20th year, Richardson will compete against five of the NBA’s top three-point shooters including Seattle’s Ray Allen, who won the competition in 2001, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry, Detroit’s Chauncey Billups and Phoenix’s Raja Bell.
The players will compete in the two-round competition with the top three finishers from the first round advancing to the finals. Five shooting stations are set up around the three-point line, with four orange balls worth one point each and one multi-colored ball (money ball) worth two points at each location. Each player has one minute to shoot as many balls as he can. In the Finals, players will shoot in ascending order of first round scores.
The contestants in the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout will be competing for $86,000 in prize money, with $35,000 going to the winner. Second place is worth $22,500, third place is worth $15,000 and fourth through sixth places are worth $4,500 each.
The Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout will be broadcast live nationally as part of the NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL and will also feature the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk, PlayStation® Skills Challenge and Radio Shack Shooting Stars. TNT and ESPN Radio will begin their national coverage at 8 p.m. EST from the Toyota Center. The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 19, will air live on TNT, Rogers Sportsnet and ESPN Radio at 8 p.m. EST. The game will also be telecast in 215 countries and broadcast in audio in several languages on NBA.com.
Foot Locker, in its third year as the sponsor of the three-point shootout, is part of Foot Locker, Inc., a specialty retailer that operates 2,000 stores in 16 countries in North America, Europe and Australia. Through its athletic group of specialty retail stores, including Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker and Champs Sports, as well as its direct-to-consumer channel footlocker.com/eastbay, the Company is the leading provider of athletic footwear and apparel.
2006 FOOT LOCKER THREE-POINT SHOOTOUT COMPETITORS
***************2005-06 Season****Career*
Player ------------Made Att. Pct. Made Att. Pct.
Ray Allen---------- 151 394 .383 1,637 4,137 .396
Raja Bell114---------114 262 .435 264 660 .400
Chauncey Billups---- 104 243 .428 944 2,455 .385
Dirk Nowitzki --------69 162 .426 827 2,184 .379
Quentin Richardson- 40 128 .313 630 1,798 .350
Jason Terry-------- 95 230 .413 846 2,242 .377