Mac McClung Finally Fulfilled His Destiny by Winning the NBA Slam Dunk Contest
Mac McClung fulfilled his destiny by winning the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk contest on Saturday night. McClung, the first G League player to ever be invited to the contest, broke out the type of dunks that you would have expected if you were watching his high school mix tapes on YouTube in 2018.
Having appeared in just two NBA games in his career, McClung wore a Philadelphia 76ers jersey and immediately won over the announcers, fans, players and judges with four dunks that hadn't really been seen before. It was aperfect performance that brought some real entertainment to an event that had been stale for a while.
Lmao the players' reaction to Mac McClung's dunk 😆 pic.twitter.com/OjGWHsfxyG
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 19, 2023
Slow motion reaction of NBA players and the crowd filming Mac McClung’s high flying dunk
— Ted Buddwell 🏀🏈 (@TedBuddy8) February 19, 2023
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Every single time. One try. Something cool.
Mac McClung got Reggie Miller making strange noises lol pic.twitter.com/qI0Uk6vlfY
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) February 19, 2023
For his final dunk he put on his high school jersey and then broke out the "it's over."
Quick clip/edit of all the replays of Mc McClung final dunk.pic.twitter.com/GsLGPoTtsQ
— ✶Ⓜ️a𝕣𝕔𝕦𝕤 ▶️ ✶ (@_MarcusD3_) February 19, 2023
MCCLUNG SAID "IT'S OVER" 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/2J6DUeDXQY
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 19, 2023
McClung said he would defend his title next year if the NBA will have him back.