The 2020 edition of NBA All-Star weekend is a little different for the Golden State Warriors. Injuries to Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have slowed down the Warriors’ normal schedule when it comes to All-Star weekend.
Instead of sending a bevy of players to partake in All-Star festivities, the Warriors only had one member in Chicago. Rookie Eric Paschall was invited to the NBA’s Rising Stars Challenge to compete against other rookies and second-year players from across the league.
Paschall checked into the game in the first quarter and got on the board quickly, scoring his first bucket on a drive through the lane.
The Villanova product followed up his layup with a long-distance 3-pointer, shades of his Splash Brothers teammates.
Paschall knocking down a wing 3-pointer is a bit uncharacteristic for the rookie. Although Paschall can score the basketball at a proficient rate, most of his buckets come inside the arc.
Paschall is only shooting 28.2 % from 3-point land and has only made three long-range shots in his last 11 games before the All-Star break.
However, this is the Rising Stars Challenge, and for a chance at winning Most Valuable Player, Paschall was going to have to let it fly.
