CelticsBlog · Feb 5, 2020
Tatum to defend his skills challenge crown
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty ImagesFirst time All-Star and reining skills challenge champion Jayson Tatum has agreed to defend his crown at this years All-Star weekend.
Tatum accepts invite to the skills challenge.
Only two players have ever won the skills challenge back-to-back, they are Dwayne Wade and Damien Lillard. Tatum aiming to be the third.
— Adam Taylor (@AdamTaylorNBA) February 4, 2020 Tatum won last year’s challenge in dramatic fashion, beating rookie point guard Trae Young with a shot from half court after losing ground in a foot race.