On a surprising note to kick off Saturday evening, San Antonio Spurs luminaries Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul were ejected from the Skills Challenge due to their attempt to circumvent the competition’s regulations.
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The layout of the Skills Challenge includes various circular hurdles through which players must maneuver the basketball, followed by shooting stations where participants are ostensibly required to make a basket before moving on to the next segment, culminating in a timed dash that ends with a basket at the rim.
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Both Wembanyama and Paul put to the test the necessity of actually scoring at the shooting stations by hastily firing off shots and swiftly completing the remaining course sections.
Here’s the humorous video.
NBA All-Star Saturday night is the focus to see if they can rejuvenate the event, starting with Chris Paul & Wemby trying to game the system by carelessly throwing balls instead of properly shooting them.pic.twitter.com/fiRIXB8LDu
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 16, 2025
Initially, commentators Kevin Harlan and Reggie Miller appeared to believe that the Spurs duo had discovered a clever loophole. However, the crowd’s boos and the NBA’s stance suggested otherwise, as an official soon informed Wembanyama and Paul of their disqualification.
Chris Paul & Wemby being informed they were disqualified.
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 16, 2025
Paul, visibly upset, challenged the disqualification from the league.
Chris Paul is actually really mad about this right now and is arguing his point that both he and Wemby cleared their strategy with multiple people before doing this. https://t.co/aBR5nQRYw1
— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) February 16, 2025
At one point, the TNT broadcast even showed an NBA official allowing Paul to review what seemed to be a list of rules for the competition.
Adding to the drama:
Draymond said Wemby asked several NBA execs if he could use their no shooting process and they said he could. https://t.co/A8W2FSlV77
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) February 16, 2025
Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers ultimately clinched the competition. Post-victory, Mitchell was queried about whether the Spurs stars’ tactic was ingenious or underhanded.
While acknowledging the Spurs’ intent to compete effectively, Mitchell conceded he viewed the tactic as unfair.
“It was definitely cheating though”
Team Cavs caught up with @ALaForce before the final round of the NBA Skills Challenge pic.twitter.com/DlJnFhohdj
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 16, 2025
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