The Japan Professional Basketball League (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Shinji Shimada, hereinafter referred to as “B.LEAGUE”) held “B.LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME WEEKEND 2024 IN OKINAWA” DAY2. The results are as follows.
■Winners and records of various contests
[G-SHOCK SKILLS CHALLENGE]Yokohama Bee Corsairs/Yuki Kawamura (2nd time in a row) *Record: 21.2 seconds
[3POINT CONTEST]Ryukyu Golden Kings/Ryuichi Kishimoto (first) *Record: 21 points (1st all-time)
[DUNK CONTEST]Chiba Jets/Dee Jay Steffens (first)
*2021 will not be counted as it will be held online and the rules will be different.
■Comments from various contest winners
[G-SHOCK SKILLS CHALLENGE]Yuki Kawamura (Yokohama B-Corsairs)
I think this excitement is the real thrill of being an All-Star. Of course we enjoy ourselves, but what makes us happy is that our fans enjoy it. I think I had a role like that (to entertain) in Skills Challenge, so I’m really happy that I was able to fulfill that role. I’m a little disappointed that I couldn’t surpass my results from last year, but I was most happy that the fans were so excited and had so much fun.
[3POINT CONTEST]Ryuichi Kishimoto (Ryukyu Golden Kings)
I thought I wasn’t the type of person to compete in contests, so in that sense, it really gave me confidence. There were times when I made consecutive shots and everyone cheered louder and I was able to get on board. If I had to force it, I would have liked to have made the coconut three at the end, but I would like to make it during the All-Star Game.
[DUNK CONTEST Winner]Dee Jay Steffens (Chiba Jets)
I knew there were high expectations from the moment the participants in the dunk contest were decided. I wanted to show off a dunk that you’ve never seen before. I practiced on the sub court just before today, so it was actually my first time to dunk with Yuuki (Yuki Togashi) in the final. I’m really glad that I was able to show a great performance.
■B.LEAGUE ASIA RISING STAR GAME
[Date and time]Saturday, January 13, 2024
[Venue]Okinawa Arena (1-16-1 Yamauchi, Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture)
[Match results]ASIA ALL-STARS 127 -115 RISING STARS
[Box score]
[Special website]https://www.bleague.jp/all-stargame2024/
[B.LEAGUE ASIA RISING STAR GAME Basket LIVE On Fire Award]
RISING STARS #20 Shunsuke Ueda (Toyama Grouses)
Amidst the earthquake in the Hokuriku region, I was selected as a Rising Star to represent Toyama and received the On Fire Award. Although aftershocks are still occurring in Hokuriku, I believe that we as B.LEAGUE can revitalize Japan. I hope that the basketball world can bring courage and hope to everyone, including this All-Star and the second half of the games. I think the All-Star is a stage that everyone dreams of if they belong to the B.LEAGUE. I was more nervous, but it was a lot of fun.
■DAY2＜ARENA＞ Number of visitors
6,379 people
2024-01-13 12:32:55
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