Trae Young hits half court shot before halftime in NBA All-Star Game

There may not be enough room to mask Trae Young’s range. The former Sooners hit a half court shot at the NBA All-Star Game.

There may not be enough room on a basketball court to mask Trae Young’s range.

The former Oklahoma star has lit up the NBA with the same flair and boundless shooting ability in his first two years with the Atlanta Hawks. Young was named an NBA All-Star starter, and though his NBA All-Star Game debut has gone relatively quiet, the Oklahoma native made his presence known right before halftime by hitting a half court shot as time expired.

The Hawks star was 2-of-6 from the floor prior to hitting the half court shot. Young’s make before halftime gave him eight points to go along with his game-leading seven assists.

For Atlanta this year, Young is averaging 29.7 points per game, good for third in the entire NBA, with 9.2 assists on 44.3 percent shooting, including 36.9 percent from beyond the arc.

In his lone season at Oklahoma, Young became the first player to lead the country in points (27.4) and assists (8.4) a game. He went on to be a consensus All-American and the recipient of the Wayman Tisdale Award for college basketball’s most outstanding freshman.

Young’s team, Team Giannis, is up 92-83 on Team LeBron at halftime. The rest of the game can be found on TNT.

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