Mac McClung Is Not an N.B.A. Star. He’s the Slam Dunk’s Savior.

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  Mac McClung's legendary Dunk Contest performance proves NBA doesn't need stars like Ja Morant to keep it alive

  McClung has played five career NBA games, but he's a staple at All-Star weekend
  
  CBS Sports - 4d
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  NBA All-Star Saturday: Mac McClung thrills in dunk contest 3-peat with perfect night, dunk over car; Tyler Herro wins 3-point contest

  Mac McClung is a worthy three-peat dunk contest champion.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 5d
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  Mac McClung back in the dunk contest, looking for record 3rd straight title

  About a year ago at this time, Mac McClung thought his dunk-contest days were done
  
  ABC News - Feb. 12
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  McClung wins third straight NBA Slam Dunk contest

  Mac McClung jumps over a car on his way to winning his third straight NBA Slam Dunk context at the All Star weekend in San Francisco.
  
  BBC News - 3d
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  Watch Mac McClung jump over car and into history books winning third straight Dunk Contest

  Nobody in the history of the NBA Dunk Contest had won three in a row, until now.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 4d
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  Is Dunk Contest too easy for Mac McClung? Here's how NBA can make it more of a challenge for three-time champ

  McClung has won three consecutive dunk contests
  
  CBS Sports - 3d
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  He Was the Face of the N.B.A., But He Starred on the Globetrotters First

  Wilt Chamberlain became a basketball and societal icon who bridged two entities, all while living out his “childhood dream.”
  
  The New York Times - 5d
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  NBA slam dunk contest: How to watch All-Star Weekend 2025

  Here's how to watch the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest at the NBA's All-Star Weekend 2025.
  
  Yahoo Sports - 5d
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  2025 Slam Dunk contest predictions, odds, participants: NBA All-Star Saturday picks, bets by proven expert

  NBA expert Matt Severance, who is on an 87-54 roll on NBA picks, has locked in his picks for the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk contest on Saturday
  
  CBS Sports - 4d

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