Damian Lillard will get a shot at a third straight three-Point Contest title. The Milwaukee Bucks star was one of eight contestants named to the 2025

Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has his eyes on a three-peat in the NBA's 3-point contest after the 8-man field for next week's All-Star event in San Francisco was announced by the league on Friday.

Lillard, the two-time defending champ, will be looking to join Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players to three-peat the competition.

The NBA set the field for the 3-point Contest during All-Star weekend in San Francisco on Feb. 15, with a group of eight shooters that includes All-Star Game snub Norman Powell of the Los Angeles Clippers and two-time defending champion Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Cavs' point guard, shooting a career-best from beyond the arc, will test his skills on the All-Star stage.

Damian Lillard is looking to join Larry Bird and Craig Hodges in an elite club. And Victor Wembanyama will be showing off some skills at All-Star weekend. Lillard, the Milwaukee guard, was announced Friday as one of the entrants in this year's 3-point contest to be held at All-Star Saturday Night in San Francisco on Feb.

Sharpshooting Milwaukee Bucks All-Star point guard Damian Lillard is a late addition to this year's NBA 3-Point Shooting Contest, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Lillard joining this illustrious group makes sense.

Milwaukee's Damian Lillard will try to complete a three-peat in next week's NBA All-Star Game 3-point Contest, the league announced Friday, while two French stars seek a Skills Challenge title.Lillard won the 3-point showdown in 2023 while with Portland and last year after joining the Bucks and will try to equal the record three consecutive titles set by Larry Bird in 1986-1988 and matched by Craig Hodges in 1990-92.