With the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend rolling around in a couple weeks, roster names have already begun to be filtered out, as well as selections for some of the weekend events. Multiple outlets including the man himself, Daequan Cook, have confirmed that the 3 year pro will defend his Three Point Shooting Championship at the 2010 NBA Footlocker 3-Point Shootout. Cook is currently nursing a mild ankle sprain after coming down on a teammates foot at practice friday. He will look to the 3 point shootou ( Friday, Feb. 12, 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT) as a jumping off point in finding some shooting consistency in order to get right with the Heat rotation again.
-from NBA.com-
2009: Miami's Daequan Cook ended Jason Kapono's two-year reign as the NBA's best exhibition sharpshooter, besting Orlando's Rashard Lewis in overtime in Phoenix.Cook set up a winner-take-all by rallying late to tie Lewis at 15 and eliminate Kapono during the three-man finals. Cook nailed the money ball to force another 60 seconds and five racks.
"I was actually doing the math as I was shooting," Cook said.
Once in the Shootout's shootout, Cook had little trouble as the Orlando swingman couldn't muster any magic. Lewis didn't connect until the third rack and petered out with seven points. Cook, sensing the title his for the taking, had it wrapped up halfway through the round and coasted to 19 points.
Kapono was gunning to join Hall of Famer Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only players to win the contest three consecutive years.
Flashback: Daequan Cook wins 2009 3-Point Shootout
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