Durant to defend All-Star H-O-R-S-E win
February 9, 2010
NEW YORK (AP)—Kevin Durant(notes) will defend his title in the H-O-R-S-E competitionat All-Star weekend.
The Oklahoma City forward will face fellow All-Star Rajon Rondo(notes) of Bostonand Sacramento rookie Omri Casspi(notes). The field was announced Monday night on TNT,which will televise Saturday’s events.
Durant won the inaugural competition last year in Phoenix, hitting some longjumpers to rally after picking up four early letters and beat Atlanta’s JoeJohnson(notes) and Memphis guard O.J. Mayo(notes).
If a player makes a shot in H-O-R-S-E, the next competitor must make thesame shot or receive a letter. A player gets an ‘H’ for his first miss and iseliminated once he has all five letters of the word.
The H-O-R-S-E competition will take place at Jam Session at the DallasConvention Center.