Mac McClung literally brought life to the NBA All-Star weekend. Until the fourth and final contestant of the Slam Dunk contest stepped on the floor, it was a dull slow day. Apologies for exposing the legend. Dr. J aka Julius Erving was caught yawning mid way through the contest. However, the 2x Slam Dunk champion walked onto the court and woke everyone up from sleep. Not to forget, Giannis Antetokounmpo lost his mind.
After a mediocre dunks from Stephon Castle, Andre Jackson Jr. and Matas Buzelis, McClung entered the floor with a Kia car. The car was parked in front of the ring with a person popping out of the sunroof, holding the ball behind his neck. Everyone in the crowd exactly knew what McClung was going to pull off. There was utter silence before he took that run up.
First attempt was a failure. The crowd didn’t react even though Matas Buzelis embarrassed himself with repeated failures. He started his second run up, tension began to shoot up and he did IT. Flying across the car, collecting the ball perfectly and a reverse dunk. Boom, the arena was electrified. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was known for his viral dunk reactions, went speechless. Even director Spike Lee and Dr. J, who looked pretty bored at the party, stood up with excitement.
BIG MAC ATTACK pic.twitter.com/DmBUMETTl8
— Alexis Ohanian (@alexisohanian) February 16, 2025
More importantly, Mac McClung was on the track to become the first player to win three slam dunks titles in a row. Guess what? He did that too. Only Stephon Castle looked like legit threat and he was also far from defeating the dunking legend. In short, it was more of a McClung exhibition than a dunk contest.
Above all, this spectacular feat gave rise to an ironic comparison. Apparently, McClung has earned more through his dunk contest prize money than his 2-season NBA career.
Mac McLung has earned more money winning dunk contests ($310k) than he’s made in his NBA career ($132k). pic.twitter.com/iiQEQfS5z3
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) February 16, 2025
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