Nothing challenges a basketball player’s skillset quite like a 1-on-1 matchup.
A head-to-head highlights strengths and exposes weakness and, with nowhere to hide, it makes for the perfect stage to settle scores and debates.
It’s also why the tournament idea has often been discussed around the NBA All-Star Weekend. And, given that there is already a Skills Challenge, a Slam Dunk Contest and a 3-Point Contest, it isn’t too hard to see how a 1v1 competition could fit into the famed Saturday night schedule.
Speaking to broadcast media about the inclusion of a 1-on-1 tournament on media day, Kevin Durant said the challenge would be “a cool addition to All-Star Weekend,” and when it came to the question of who would win, the…