Head coach Ben Johnson wanted Bears quarterback Caleb Williams to get away from football for a while.How about basketball?Williams will compete in a celebrity three-point shooting contest as part of a State Farm event Friday night during NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.“Not a hooper, man,” Williams wrote on Instagram. “Gonna go have some fun.”Williams will compete against Internet personality Druski, streamer PlaqueBoy Max, BMX rider Nigel Sylvester, former NBA star Richard Jefferson … and Thunder guard Jared McCain, who figures to be the favorite. Williams won a Heisman Trophy at USC in the All-Star Game’s host city. He’s a frequent competitor on the mini-hoop located inside the Bears’ locker room at Halas Hall.The corporate event is not to be confused with either the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, which takes place Friday night, or the Three-Point Contest, which is Saturday night.
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Senate File 2252 would expand a current state economic development program to incentivize building an NFL stadium in Iowa.
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