It’s all over except for the hugs and fist bumps. Former Ohio State point guard Mike Conley has won the first-ever NBA H-O-R-S-E challenge organized by ESPN.
Conley breezed through the first match against Tamika Catchings — getting just one letter Sunday to make it to the semifinals. Then Thursday, he beat five-time NBA All-Star Chauncey Billups in the semifinals H-O to H-O-R-S-E to set up the final against Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine.
While shooting in his home gym (which is pretty spectacular by the way), Conley used both hands and some trick shots to beat LaVine by the same H-O to H-O-R-S-E score to take home the title.
You can watch the final shot from behind the backboard that sealed it by clicking on the below video shared by the official Twitter feed of the NBA.
Who knows if we’ll see this competition again, but for now, a former Buckeye is on top. Well done Conley.
