Foster And Zeng To Compete In Clorox Clutch Challenge At NBA All-Star 2022
By G League Ignite Staff /February 5, 2022
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Feb. 4, 2022 – Michael Foster Jr. and Fanbo Zeng will represent NBA G League Ignite in the Clorox Clutch Challenge shooting competition, which will take place during the Clorox Rising Stars on Friday, Feb. 18 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland as part of NBA All-Star 2022. Friday’s action will tip off at 9 p.m. ET and air on TNT and ESPN Radio.
Foster and Zeng will join six NBA players in the Clorox Clutch Challenge. The eight players will be divided into four teams of two and compete to make shots from five locations on the court tied to iconic shots made in the NBA Playoffs. The event will be held between Games 2 and 3 of the Clorox Rising Stars mini-tournament.
All six Ignite elite youth players will take the floor for Friday’s events. MarJon Beauchamp, Dyson Daniels, Jaden Hardy and Scoot Henderson were selected by NBA G League head coaches to participate in the Clorox Rising Stars. The four players were drafted to the following teams by honorary coaches Rick Barry, Isiah Thomas, Gary Payton and James Worthy:
TEAM ISIAH TEAM BARRY
Anthony Edwards Evan Mobley
Saddiq Bey Cade Cunningham
Desmond Bane Franz Wagner
Isaiah Stewart Jae’Sean Tate
Tyrese Haliburton Isaac Okoro
Precious Achiuwa Alperen Sengun
Jaden Hardy Dyson Daniels
TEAM PAYTON TEAM WORTHY
LaMelo Ball Cole Anthony
Scottie Barnes Josh Giddey
Jaden McDaniels Jalen Green
Ayo Dosunmu Herbert Jones
Chris Duarte Jalen Suggs
Davion Mitchell Tyrese Maxey
Scoot Henderson MarJon Beauchamp
Tickets for Rising Stars are available at NBAEvents.com and through the NBA Events App, which can be downloaded in the Apple Store or Google Play Store.