Mac McClung wanted only one spherical to shock followers and win his third consecutive NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
McClung, 26, opened Saturday’s Slam Dunk Contest with a bang, as he jumped over a KIA sedan right into a reverse slam for his first dunk of the night time en path to his third consecutive win within the occasion.
All 5 judges gave McClung’s dunk 50 factors, amounting to an ideal rating within the Slam Dunk Contest.
The dunk’s idea of leaping over a automobile is a tribute to longtime NBA excessive flyer Blake Griffin, who accomplished the same slam fourteen years prior.
Griffin’s dunk finally led to him being the winner of the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest.
McClung, nonetheless, jumped over the very best level of the car, whereas Griffin jumped over the hood of the same automobile.
The 26-year-old turned the primary participant in NBA historical past to win three consecutive NBA Slam Dunk Contests, and simply the second to win the occasion thrice, with the primary being Nate Robinson.
