Mac McClung continued its annual tradition of stealing the NBA frameworks for one day, as G League Standout won its third NBA-Slam-Dunk title in a row during All-Star Saturday in San Francisco.
McClung has played in just five minutes of an NBA game this season for Orlando Magic – and five matches in the last five seasons – but his jumping ability remains at the elite level. With his showmanship, McClung delivered four perfect points in a row to get the best of San Antonio Spurs’ Stephon Castle in the final round.
Earlier in the evening, Miami Heat’s Tyler won Herro 3 points competition, while Cleveland Cavaliers’ Duo by Evan Mobley and Donovan Mitchell won the competence competition.
In the Dunk competition, McClung jumped over one person in all four of his successful attempts, including one who also included a car in the first round and a double can for his third perfect score when he skipped someone who spun on a hoverboard.
The final dunken title clamp came over 6-foot-11 Mobley, which was on a small platform.
“Really, things like this do not happen without standing on many people’s shoulders,” McClung said on the TNT broadcast. “I had a lot of help. People opened the gym to fit a car. People allowed me to use their car. I’m just really grateful right now.”
After three titles of three years, McClung suggested at the end of his one-hit underwear.
“This may be for me, but we’ll see,” he said. “If they want me back then I think about it.”
Matas Buzelis from Chicago Bulls and Andre Jackson Jr. From Milwauke Bucks was eliminated in the first round of the Dunk competition.
In the 3-point competition, Herro won with a score of 24 in the final round to get the best of Darius Garland from Cleveland Cavaliers, who published a point of 19, and Buddy Hield of host Golden State Warriors, with a point of 23.
Herro became the fifth Miami Heat Player who won the long distance shooting competition after James Jones (2011), Daequan Cook (2009), Jason Kapono (2007) and Glen Rice (1995).
Herro first went in the final round, with Garland eliminated when he followed a 19. Hield could have forced an extra round against Herro if he made all five two -point pictures on his last rack, but he missed the fourth of the gang.
“I was lucky,” Herro said on the TNT broadcast. “I thought Buddy would run off the last five there, so it was a big competition. Buddy is a fantastic shooter, a bunch of fantastic shooters competing, so just happy to be here.”
Hield had the highest score for the first round with a 31, matching the most ever in a game with Warriors ‘Stephen Curry (2021) and Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton (2023).
Five competitors were eliminated in the first round: Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons), Cam Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Norman Powell (Los Angeles Clippers) and twice defending champion Damian Lillard (Bucks).
In The Skills Challenge, Cavaliers delivered a last round time in a smooth minute to get the best of Warriors’ Draymond Green and Moses Moody.
Four-Team Skills Challenge consisted of an obstacle-style course that had two passing tests, three shooting stations, another passing station followed by a half court trip to the basket and the arrangement.
Mobley was also part of Cavalier’s three-game squad that won Skills Challenge 2022.
San Antonio Spurs’ Duo by Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama were disqualified from the opening round Saturday after they did not make a legitimate shot at one of the three shooting stations, while they simply concentrated on time.
The Rookie squad from Zaccharie Risacher from Atlanta Hawks and Alex Sarr from Washington Wizards were also eliminated in the first round.
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