Curry ensures appearance at NBA All-Star 2027, ready to heat up the Tripoin duel

Stephen Curry missed out on the Golden State Warriors' loss against the Miami Heat (Instagram/@warriors).

JAKARTA - Golden State Warriors basketball player Stephen Curry said that he would definitely participate in the 2027 NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest, which is scheduled to take place in Phoenix, United States (US).

According to the NBA website, Monday, the optimism was conveyed by the guard, after he did not appear in the 2026 edition, which was held at the Intuit Dome, Inglewood, California, USA, on Sunday.

"I will 100 percent participate in next year's edition," he said, quoted via Antara, Monday, February 16.

The 37-year-old basketball player is one of the best three-point shooters in league history and has won the contest twice, in 2015 and 2021.

Curry's arrival next year is expected to add to the tight competition in the three-point contest.

Especially after Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard just made history as the third player to win the title for the third time, including the latest edition of 2026.

If Lillard returns to participate, the duel of three-point shooting specialists is expected to be one of the main attractions of the 2027 NBA All-Star.

Throughout the 2025-2026 season, Curry continued to show impressive performance with an average of 27.2 points per game (ppg) and 4.8 assists per game (apg) from 38 games.

He posted an overall shooting accuracy of 46.8 percent, including 39.1 percent from the three-point line, as well as 93.1 percent from free throws.

The 2027 NBA All-Star in Phoenix is expected to bring entertainment back to basketball fans around the world. Through the participation of elite players who continue to maintain the popularity of the three-point shooting contest as one of the favorite events in the All-Star weekend series.