NEW ORLEANS — Considering he hadn’t heard from the league office as of Tuesday, Ben Gordon won’t be surprised that the NBA just released the six players to participate in the Three-Point Shootout during All-Star weekend and his name wasn’t included.

Toronto’s Jason Kapono, Indiana’s Danny Granger, Orlando’s Rashard Lewis, former Bull and current Spur Roger Mason Jr., and Atlanta’s Mike Bibby and Miami’s Daequan Cook are the shooters.

Gordon’s .409 percentage is higher than Granger’s, who is at .401. With 108 made three-pointers, Gordon ranks behind only Lewis, Bibby and Granger.

“I would go,” Gordon said recently when asked about the event. “But I’m not expecting to.”

Source: Chicago Tribune

This is just very disappointing and is a great injustice by the NBA. I will have more on Ben Gordon and the three point contest in a special commentary tommorrow.

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Tags: 2009 Allstar Weekend, Ben Gordon, three point contest

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