![]() ![]() ![]() He opened Saturday's contest with 50s across the board as he took the ball from a friend sitting on another friend's shoulders - Chase Skinkis, who identifies himself as a "vertical jump specialist," and high school buddy Bradley Dean - and tapped it against the backboard first before putting it through the hoop. Despite his size, McClung said watching the classic showdown between Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon in the 2016 dunk contest made him dream about being a part of it someday. McClung gained an online following in high school for YouTube compilations of his dunks that seemed otherworldly for a player who is now listed at a generous 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds. Three of McClung's four dunks earned him straight 50s by the panel of judges, and he completed all of them on his first attempt, generating a palpable buzz through the Vivint Arena crowd as he prepared for every subsequent stuff. Just proving yourself right, not others wrong, it brings a little more satisfaction." "It kind of feels, ever since the beginning, I was the underdog," McClung said. With only two games of NBA experience under his belt during stints with the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls, McClung was signed to a two-way contract by the Philadelphia 76ers earlier in the week and dominated Saturday's dunk contest with a near-perfect performance. Once the poster boy for the NBA All-Star slam dunk contest's path toward irrelevance, sporting a field of obscure participants rather than the certified stars of the past, McClung stole the show as if he were Michael Jordan or Dominique Wilkins. SALT LAKE CITY - It's safe to say people know who Mac McClung is now. NBA All-Star Game, NBA, Philadelphia 76ers Mac McClung dominates field to win NBA slam dunk contest You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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