NBA, WNBA players in HORSE tournament this weekend on ESPN

The Associated Press
April 9, 2020 at 3:18PM
Zach LaVine, then with the Wolves, threw down this dunk during the NBA's All-Star weekend in 2016.
Zach LaVine, then with the Wolves, threw down this dunk during the NBA's All-Star weekend in 2016. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The NBA, the National Basketball Players Association and ESPN will stream a HORSE tournament on ESPN's app.

The NBA HORSE Challenge will have eight participants. The quarterfinals are to be shown Sunday and the semifinals and final on April 16.

The quarterfinal matchups are Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks against former NBA player and ESPN analyst Chauncey Billups; WNBA great and 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Tamika Catchings against Mike Conley Jr. of the Utah Jazz; Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls against NBA retiree and ESPN analyst Paul Pierce; and Chris Paul of the Oklahoma City Thunder against Allie Quigley of the WNBA's Chicago Sky.

Players must call their shots before the attempt and dunking is not allowed. The players will be isolated and competing on separate home courts.

State Farm is the presenting sponsor and will offer a prize pool exceeding $200,000 to charities working on the coronavirus response. The event will be pre-taped.

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