Slam Dunk Contest 2023

Mac McClung, who hasn't appeared in an NBA game this season, took home the dunk contest trophy with some nasty throwdowns.

But I wasn't really even thinking in the moment," McClung said of his reaction. "If you guys will have me, I'll be back," he said on the court. Mac McClung posted the best score of the first round, recording 50s across the board for his dunk. "It was just kind of something that happened, to be honest with you." Sporting his high school jersey, McClung closed down the competition with another 50. When he opened it, it revealed the No. "That's I was banking on, the slow-motion video. My goal is to make an impact in the NBA, and I'm just going to keep working until that happens," McClung said. He received the second-highest score. McClung has averaged 19.1 points in 18 games in the G League this year. McClung has spent this season in the Philadelphia 76ers' organization, playing for the G League's Delaware Blue Coats. "I'm super grateful for this opportunity," McClung said afterwards.

If you didn't know the name Mac McClung, you certainly know it now. The 2023 NBA All-Star Saturday Night ended with a highlight-reel worthy Slam Dunk ...

He posted a 50 point score in all but the second round, impressing the likes of NBA legends Dominique Wilkins and Karl Malone. NBA @NBA

76ers two-way player Mac McClung, the first NBA G-Leaguer to participate in the dunk contest, dazzled with a series of high-flying throw downs.

[February 19, 2023] [@McclungMac] [February 19, 2023] The Sixers' Twitter account was pumped to praise its first slam dunk champion. He went on to play at Georgetown and Texas Tech before declaring for the NBA draft in 2021. The team and his newest teammate, According to ESPN Stats & Information, he joins [Spud Webb](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3523/spud-webb) (1986) as the only players 6-foot-2 or shorter with three perfect scores in the event.

The Sporting News tracked live scores, results and highlights from this year's Slam Dunk Contest.

- Time: 8 p.m. 5 p.m. The dunker with the highest combined score for the two dunks will be named champion. The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest consists of two rounds, with five judges scoring dunks on a scale of six to 10. Each of the four contestants gets two dunks in the first round. Over two people and a tap on the backboard… — Kenyon Martin Jr. enlists the help of his dad, Kenyon Martin Sr. — Trey Murphy III polls the judges and the crowd on whether or not he should do a tomahawk or a windmill… Not off the glass, not off the bounce, but a lob in the air. Dunk 1 With a field of four first-time participants, a new dunk contest champion was.