18/02/2024
Arab Times
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 18, (AP): Mac McClung went back to school to win his second consecutive NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
He asked Shaquille O'Neal to squeeze into McClung's old high school jersey, then grabbed the ball out of the big man's hands and leapt right over him to draw five perfect scores on his final attempt Saturday night.
McClung compiled 98.8 points on his last two dunks, while Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown finished with 97.8.
"Shaq was so cool to put that high school jersey on, man, it almost made me emotional that he would do that," McClung said. "When he put it on, he said, ‘You better not miss it.’ I said, ‘OK, I won’t miss it.'"
Unlike some of his previous attempts, McClung made this dunk on his first try and was rewarded handsomely by the five judges.
