playDamian Lillard captures 3rd 3-point shooting title (1:30)Out for the season, Damian Lillard competes in the NBA 3-point shooting contest and wins his third title. (1:30)Dave McMenaminFeb 14, 2026, 07:05 PM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Damian Lillard hasn’t played in a game this season for the Portland Trail Blazers as he recovers from an Achilles tear, but when he stepped on the court for Saturday’s All-Star 3-point shootout, it was Dame Time just as always.Lillard won the competition with a final-round score of 29, edging Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel to win for the third time in the past four years.Lillard joined Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only other three-time winners of the event, which started in 1986.Lillard, 35, suffered a torn left Achilles in Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks ‘ first-round series against the Indiana Pacers in April and underwent successful surgery in May. Milwaukee waived him via the stretch provision in July, and he signed a three-year, $42 million contract to return to Portland, the franchise that drafted him and where he played his first 11 seasons.”That’s all I do it for, keep adding to my legacy,” Lillard said of competing in the contest.He is the second player to take part in the competition while rehabbing a torn Achilles. Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard won the 3-point competition in 2004 and then participated in the event in Denver in 2005 to defend his crown while he was recovering from an Achilles tear he sustained on opening night with the Nuggets.
Dave McMenaminFeb 14, 2026, 07:05 PM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.Follow on XMultiple Authors
Damian Lillard captures 3rd 3-point shooting title (1:30)Out for the season, Damian Lillard competes in the NBA 3-point shooting contest and wins his third title. (1:30)
playDamian Lillard captures 3rd 3-point shooting title (1:30)Out for the season, Damian Lillard competes in the NBA 3-point shooting contest and wins his third title. (1:30)Dave McMenaminFeb 14, 2026, 07:05 PM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Damian Lillard hasn’t played in a game this season for the Portland Trail Blazers as he recovers from an Achilles tear, but when he stepped on the court for Saturday’s All-Star 3-point shootout, it was Dame Time just as always.Lillard won the competition with a final-round score of 29, edging Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel to win for the third time in the past four years.Lillard joined Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only other three-time winners of the event, which started in 1986.Lillard, 35, suffered a torn left Achilles in Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks ‘ first-round series against the Indiana Pacers in April and underwent successful surgery in May. Milwaukee waived him via the stretch provision in July, and he signed a three-year, $42 million contract to return to Portland, the franchise that drafted him and where he played his first 11 seasons.”That’s all I do it for, keep adding to my legacy,” Lillard said of competing in the contest.He is the second player to take part in the competition while rehabbing a torn Achilles. Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard won the 3-point competition in 2004 and then participated in the event in Denver in 2005 to defend his crown while he was recovering from an Achilles tear he sustained on opening night with the Nuggets.
playDamian Lillard captures 3rd 3-point shooting title (1:30)Out for the season, Damian Lillard competes in the NBA 3-point shooting contest and wins his third title. (1:30)Dave McMenaminFeb 14, 2026, 07:05 PM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Damian Lillard hasn’t played in a game this season for the Portland Trail Blazers as he recovers from an Achilles tear, but when he stepped on the court for Saturday’s All-Star 3-point shootout, it was Dame Time just as always.Lillard won the competition with a final-round score of 29, edging Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel to win for the third time in the past four years.Lillard joined Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only other three-time winners of the event, which started in 1986.Lillard, 35, suffered a torn left Achilles in Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks ‘ first-round series against the Indiana Pacers in April and underwent successful surgery in May. Milwaukee waived him via the stretch provision in July, and he signed a three-year, $42 million contract to return to Portland, the franchise that drafted him and where he played his first 11 seasons.”That’s all I do it for, keep adding to my legacy,” Lillard said of competing in the contest.He is the second player to take part in the competition while rehabbing a torn Achilles. Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard won the 3-point competition in 2004 and then participated in the event in Denver in 2005 to defend his crown while he was recovering from an Achilles tear he sustained on opening night with the Nuggets.
playDamian Lillard captures 3rd 3-point shooting title (1:30)Out for the season, Damian Lillard competes in the NBA 3-point shooting contest and wins his third title. (1:30)Dave McMenaminFeb 14, 2026, 07:05 PM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Damian Lillard hasn’t played in a game this season for the Portland Trail Blazers as he recovers from an Achilles tear, but when he stepped on the court for Saturday’s All-Star 3-point shootout, it was Dame Time just as always.Lillard won the competition with a final-round score of 29, edging Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel to win for the third time in the past four years.Lillard joined Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only other three-time winners of the event, which started in 1986.Lillard, 35, suffered a torn left Achilles in Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks ‘ first-round series against the Indiana Pacers in April and underwent successful surgery in May. Milwaukee waived him via the stretch provision in July, and he signed a three-year, $42 million contract to return to Portland, the franchise that drafted him and where he played his first 11 seasons.”That’s all I do it for, keep adding to my legacy,” Lillard said of competing in the contest.He is the second player to take part in the competition while rehabbing a torn Achilles. Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard won the 3-point competition in 2004 and then participated in the event in Denver in 2005 to defend his crown while he was recovering from an Achilles tear he sustained on opening night with the Nuggets.
playDamian Lillard captures 3rd 3-point shooting title (1:30)Out for the season, Damian Lillard competes in the NBA 3-point shooting contest and wins his third title. (1:30)Dave McMenaminFeb 14, 2026, 07:05 PM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Damian Lillard hasn’t played in a game this season for the Portland Trail Blazers as he recovers from an Achilles tear, but when he stepped on the court for Saturday’s All-Star 3-point shootout, it was Dame Time just as always.Lillard won the competition with a final-round score of 29, edging Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel to win for the third time in the past four years.Lillard joined Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only other three-time winners of the event, which started in 1986.Lillard, 35, suffered a torn left Achilles in Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks ‘ first-round series against the Indiana Pacers in April and underwent successful surgery in May. Milwaukee waived him via the stretch provision in July, and he signed a three-year, $42 million contract to return to Portland, the franchise that drafted him and where he played his first 11 seasons.”That’s all I do it for, keep adding to my legacy,” Lillard said of competing in the contest.He is the second player to take part in the competition while rehabbing a torn Achilles. Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard won the 3-point competition in 2004 and then participated in the event in Denver in 2005 to defend his crown while he was recovering from an Achilles tear he sustained on opening night with the Nuggets.
Dave McMenaminFeb 14, 2026, 07:05 PM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsOpen Extended ReactionsINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Damian Lillard hasn’t played in a game this season for the Portland Trail Blazers as he recovers from an Achilles tear, but when he stepped on the court for Saturday’s All-Star 3-point shootout, it was Dame Time just as always.Lillard won the competition with a final-round score of 29, edging Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel to win for the third time in the past four years.Lillard joined Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only other three-time winners of the event, which started in 1986.Lillard, 35, suffered a torn left Achilles in Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks ‘ first-round series against the Indiana Pacers in April and underwent successful surgery in May. Milwaukee waived him via the stretch provision in July, and he signed a three-year, $42 million contract to return to Portland, the franchise that drafted him and where he played his first 11 seasons.”That’s all I do it for, keep adding to my legacy,” Lillard said of competing in the contest.He is the second player to take part in the competition while rehabbing a torn Achilles. Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard won the 3-point competition in 2004 and then participated in the event in Denver in 2005 to defend his crown while he was recovering from an Achilles tear he sustained on opening night with the Nuggets.