Damian Lillard got his heavy scheduled NBA All-Star Saturday night off to the right start. Lillard and Utah Jazz rookie Trey Burke beat the tandem of Michael Carter-Williams and Victor Oladipo of the East in the final round by a tenth of a second. The winning time was 45.2 seconds.
The competition also involved another Western Conference team of Reggie Jackson and Goran Dragic as well as an Eastern Conference team including Giannis Antetokounmpo and DeMar DeRozan.
Rafael Canton is a freelance writer from Queens, NY and contributor to Sneaker Report. Anytime there is a conversation about the NBA, music, or nutella, he can be found in the thick of the discussion. He can be found on Twitter @RafelitoC7.
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In shoes, Lillard wore the adidas D Rose 4.5 and Burke wore a PE of the Nike Zoom Crusader.
Victor Oladipo of the Orlando Magic was in a PE of the Jordan XX8 SE and his partner Michael Carter-Williams wore the PE of the Nike Zoom Hyperrev.
Reggie Jackson of the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled out some heat with the Nike Air Foamposite Pro "Spider Man" and Goran Dragic of the Phoenix Suns wore a PE of the adidas Rose 773 2.
The other Eastern Conference squad featured DeRozan of the Raptors in the Nike Kobe 8 System and Giannis Antetokounmpo in the Nike Zoom Hyperfuse during the contest.
Rafael Canton is a freelance writer from Queens, NY and contributor to Sneaker Report. Anytime there is a conversation about the NBA, music, or nutella, he can be found in the thick of the discussion. He can be found on Twitter @RafelitoC7.
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