Jaren Barajas, an 18-year-old college student from San Francisco, won a life-changing $100,000 prize at the NBA All-Star Game's 3-point contest against Milwaukee Bucks star, Damian Lillard. Barajas, who rarely plays basketball anymore due to academic commitments, hit a dramatic game-winning shot as time expired. The win, which he credits to his father's advice on using the backboard, is intended to help fund his education and support his family. The moment was celebrated by Lillard, who expressed joy in impacting Barajas's life positively.
"This is going to mean the world to me, it's going to help my family a lot and definitely my future," he said. "Hopefully it'll help me pay for my education, which it will."
"It was dramatic, he made it as the clock was going off," said Lillard, an Oakland native. "I love being part of stuff like that where you can impact somebody else."
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