What time does the NBA dunk contest begin? TV schedule, contestants for the new 2021 all-star game format

Above the rim, tuck neatly into the vat.

The NBA slam dunk of 2021 is going to be contested, but it will be just… fast, and short, and very weird and very weird and vice versa which you are using at all.

With a new format, start time and unorthodox presentation, the NBA is presenting this year’s All-Star celebration in one night, taking the slam dunk competition to center stage in the middle of the NBA All-Star Game, and Adding intrigue to halftime break.

While dunk competition has been in the tank in recent years and has not made headlines at all, this year’s rim-crashers may have more eyes than usual.

Here’s what you need to know about the slam dunk competition in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game:

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What time does the NBA dunk contest begin?

• Time: NBA All-Star Game halftime (starting at 8 pm)
• TV Channel: TNT

This year’s NBA dunk competition serves as entertainment during the NBA All-Star Game, as opposed to being the standalone event of previous years. Expect it to start between 9: 30–10 pm ET.

With the league being held for a night of All-Star festivities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the dunk competition is included in the All-Star Game along with a 3-point competition and a skills competition.

NBA All-Star Schedule 2021

All NBA All-Star events of 2020-21 will begin with a pre-game show on Sunday, March 7 at 5 pm ET.

The first show of the night, the NBA Skills Competition, begins at 6:30 pm. The skills competition will be followed by a 3-point contest, with the All-Star Game set to kick off at 8 pm ET.

How to watch nba dunk contest

This year’s NBA dunk competition serves as entertainment for the NBA All-Star Game, meaning that you don’t have to flip the channel at All-Star night to watch it.

You’ll be able to catch Dunn Contest on TNT this year, which will begin at 8 pm ET.

YouTubeTV, Hulu, Sling TV Orange and AT&T all carry TNTs at different costs.

Nba dunk contest participants

• Obi toppin, nix
• Anfernee Simmons, Trail Blazers
• Cassius Staley, pacers

This year, the dunk competition is down to just three contestants, as opposed to four in the previous season.

All three contestants will compete in the first round, during which each player will attempt twice. The drunks would be graded on a scale of 6-10, bringing the maximum score to 50. The two highest scoring participants will go to Round 2, where they will perform a sting. In this round, the judges will determine a winner by creating a card with the winner’s name on it.