The NBA announced its participants in the 2026 State Farm 3-Point Contest on Feb. 8 and one of the participants is Lillard.
Lillard, 35, suffered his injury when he was with the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers.
Lillard, who is a nine-time All-Star, isn’t a stranger to three-point competitions. He won the contest twice in back-to-back years in 2023 and 2024.
The Oakland native has played 13 seasons in the NBA. Throughout his career, Lillard made a name for himself as one of the best shooters, especially in the clutch, where he developed his signature “Dame Time”.
Lillard is currently No. 5 all-time in three-pointers made with 2,804, sitting behind Klay Thompson, Ray Allen, James Harden, and Stephen Curry.
2026 State Farm 3-Point Contestants
The 2026 State Farm 3-Point Contest for NBA All-Star Weekend is happening Feb. 14. All-Star Saturday night, which features the three-point shootout, shooting stars event and slam dunk contest. It will start at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) on NBC and Peacock.
Here are the participants competing in the three-point contest:
- Charlotte Hornets forward Kon Knueppel,42.8% 3-pt FG, 174 3-pt made in 2025-26 season
- Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, 3.7 3-pt made per game in 2025-26 season, 1,798 career 3-pt made
- Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, 43.2% 3-pt FG, 156 3-pt made in 2025-26 season
- Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey, 38.% 3-pt FG, 169 3-pt made in 2025-26 season
- Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, 2018 NBA All-Star Three-Point Contest winner
- Portland Trail Blazer guard Damian Lillard, 2023 & 2024 NBA All-Star Three-Point contest winner
