NEW YORK, United States of America, April 15, 2020/ — WHO: Semifinal 1: Chauncey Billups vs. Mike Conley Jr.
Semifinal 2: Zach LaVine vs. Allie Quigley
Final: TBD
WHAT: The first-ever NBA HORSE Challenge will continue tomorrow night, when former NBA Finals MVP Chauncey Billups takes on Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr. and Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine faces three-time
WNBA All-Star Allie Quigley of the Chicago Sky in the competition’s semifinals.
The first round took place last Sunday night, with four players advancing to the semifinals.
The first-round highlights:
- Alexandria Quigley defeats Chris Paul
- Zach LaVine defeats Paul Pierce
- Mike Conley defeats Tamika Catchings
- Chauncey Billups defeats Trae Young
State Farm will donate more than $200,000 on behalf of the participants to charities focused on coronavirus response efforts. This donation builds on the more than $74 million that has been contributed by the NBA Family to date to support coronavirus relief efforts through its NBA Together campaign (https://on.nba.com/2V8vLe1).
NBA HORSE Challenge Presented by State Farm participants have been divided into two groups of four, with the winners of the first two games in each group meeting in the semifinals. The winner from each group will move on to the championship round.
A coin toss at the start of each game will determine who shoots first, with the more senior player calling heads or tails. Players must describe each shot attempt, specifying the type of score they intend to make before taking a shot, such as a bank shot or swish. Dunking is prohibited. The first player in each game to accumulate the letters “H-O-R-S-E” after failing to match five shots is eliminated.
WHERE: Delayed broadcast on ESPN on April 17
