Mac McClung

The newest member of the Sixers was the first G League player to compete in the Dunk Contest.

McClung, who was signed from the G-League to a two-way contract by the Philadelphia 76ers last week, won the contest by a score of 100-99 over New Orleans ...

The 6-foot-2 McClung made a statement when he received a perfect 50 score with his first attempt. Murphy recorded a 49.2 on his final dunk before watching McClung seal the victory with another perfect dunk. Mac McClung dazzled the crowd with three of his four dunks earning a perfect score of 50 to win the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday in Salt Lake City.

McClung, the 6-foot-2 Philadelphia guard on a two-way contract, defeated New Orleans' Trey Murphy III in the finals of the dunk contest, culminating an NBA All- ...

No judge agreed, and his two-dunk score of 95.4 wasn't good enough to make the final round. His is an unbelievable story: McClung has played mostly in the G League. J" Erving. Everyone in the building knew he'd already won. Philadelphia would become his third NBA team, and he hasn't even played for the 76ers yet. McClung set the tone for the night with a dunk that had NBA superstars in disbelief — he leaped over two people, took the ball out of the hands of one of them, tapped it on the backboard and then threw down a reverse slam.

For the first time, the NBA invited a G-League player to the Slam Dunk Contest, and for the first time, a G-Leaguer is now the NBA Slam Dunk champion.

getting knocked out in the first round. The second was a bit more traditional. The first involved quite a bit of showmanship.

Mac McClung gave us one of the best dunk contest performances of all-time on Saturday night and reinvigorated the event in the process.

[February 19, 2023]

76ers' McClung, formerly of the Delaware Blue Coats, hasn't played an NBA game yet this season.

getting knocked out in the first round. The second was a bit more traditional. The first involved quite a bit of showmanship.

Philadelphia 76ers two-way guard Mac McClung won the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest and is receiving plaudits for his performance in the event.

Steph Curry and NBA Twitter had a field day after Mac McClung's showing at the 2023 NBA Dunk Contest.

McClung also made history Saturday night by winning the dunk contest. His final dunk of the night, a two-handed 540 reverse slam, brought down Vivint Arena and sent the crowd into a frenzy. His two games played in the NBA are the fewest by any player to win a dunk contest, and he joined Spud Webb as the only player 6-foot-2 and under to get three 50s in the event.

NBA All-Star Saturday continues with the Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest. Here are the highlights!

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Mac McClung, who has only played in two NBA games in his career, surprisingly takes the slam dunk throne.

The 6-foot-2 McClung made a statement when he received a perfect 50 score with his first attempt. Murphy recorded a 49.2 on his final dunk before watching McClung seal the victory with another perfect dunk. Mac McClung dazzled the crowd with three of his four dunks earning a perfect score of 50 to win the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday, February 18 (Sunday, February 19, Manila time) in Salt Lake City.

Philadelphia 76ers guard and slam dunk contest champion Mac McClung stole the show in All-Star Saturday, providing a performance that was not seen in a while ...

[Orlando Magic](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/orlando-magic/?lang=en&lang=en), Jabari Smith Jr. Jericho Sims of the [New York Knicks](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/new-york-knicks/?lang=en&lang=en) and Kenyon Martin Jr. and Collin Sexton cruised to victory in the skills challenge and Damian Lillard, who went to college at Weber State outside of Salt Lake City, secured another win for Utah by coming out on top in the 3-point contest. The hometown of the [Houston Rockets](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/houston-rockets/?lang=en&lang=en) bowed out after the first round. McClung gained an online following in high school for YouTube compilations of his dunks that seemed otherworldly for a 6-foot-2 player.

Five days ago, Mac McClung wasn't on an NBA roster, having played for the Philadelphia 76ers' G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, this season.

Meanwhile, Portland Trailblazers guard Damian Lillard won the three-point contest while donning his alma mater’s jersey - Weber State University. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1627147378980700160). [said](https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1627158013143584770). I’m very hungry and I’m resilient so I’m gonna keep working.” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/status/1627149382981406727). I’m gonna keep working every day.

Magic Johnson and Shaquille O'Neal have a lot in common. They're both Los Angeles Lakers legends who won multiple titles for the franchise, they're both ...

Three of his four dunks on the night received perfect 50 scores from the judges and the one that didn't was a 49.8. In fact, he only signed a two-way deal with the "He put on a show!" McClung rose out of relative obscurity on All-Star Saturday Night to earn his place in league history with a stunning performance in the Slam Dunk Contest. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) legends who won multiple titles for the franchise, they're both former MVPs and they're both Hall of Famers. the Lakers legend

Mac McClung was regarded as a bit of an odd choice to headline the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night. The 24-year-old guard has played in only ...

He appeared briefly with the [Golden State Warriors](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/GS/golden-state-warriors/) in the team's preseason games in Japan last October, but he didn't stick there either. No matter who he faces, McClung will enter the 2024 dunk contest a far more famous man than he was on Saturday. His scoring went down, but if he needed to prove himself as a playmaker, he's largely done so at the G League level. In April, 2022, he was signed for a single game with the [Chicago Bulls](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/CHI/chicago-bulls/). Well, in the next few days, McClung will travel back to either Delaware or Philadelphia, depending on the needs of the 76ers. He signed a Summer League deal with the But if McClung expected to become a more traditional point guard at Texas Tech, he was likely disappointed by the results. According to his agent, McClung was looking for a role that Georgetown simply wasn't giving him. He was always more than just a dunker, but his scoring numbers exploded in his final two high school seasons. as well as Shareef O'Neal, son of NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, to earn the trophy. But the Hoyas went 15-17 in McClung's second season, scoring 16 points a game. McClung entered All-Star Weekend with 821,000 followers on Instagram, more than twice as many as three other competitors ( [Trey Murphy III](/nba/players/3041735/trey-murphy-iii/), [Jericho Sims](/nba/players/2893240/jericho-sims/) and [Kenyon Martin Jr.](/nba/players/3158717/kenyon-martin-jr/)) have combined.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mac McClung, now of the Philadelphia 76ers, competes in the Slam Dunk competition as part of NBA All-Star Weekend, in ...

He proceeded to beat the field of Houston Rocket KJ Martin, New York Knick Jericho Sims and New Orleans Pelican Trey Murphy III. And it wasn’t like he was oblivious to the fact that Shaquille O’Neal and Michael B. It was something McClung couldn’t complete successfully in his practices the day before. Maybe saving the dunk contest is a reach, but at least for one night, McClung gave a new vibrancy to the NBA’s marquee All-Star Saturday Night event. He jumped over his two friends, Chase Skinkis and Bradley Deen, on his way to a dunk off the backboard. It wasn’t that he didn’t notice Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union waiting by the tunnel just to get a glimpse of him.

Mac McClung went some way to single-handedly restored the shine on a dunk contest that has been widely panned in recent years.

He played in one game last season for the Chicago Bulls, one other game for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was signed by Golden State last year but never played in a regular-season game for the Warriors, and spent a little time on USA Basketball’s World Cup qualifying team last year as well. I’m happy that I did it in my home, coming back here to Utah.” “And I’m happy that it happened here. The final score, not that it mattered, was McClung 100.0, Murphy 98.0. By the time the judges’ scores came up it was already decided.

Long before Mac McClung won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon. It's impossible to add up all the views that videos of ...

My goal is to make an impact in the NBA, and I'm just going to keep working until that happens.'' He had the final basket of the 2021-22 NBA season, breaking free for an uncontested reverse dunk to cap the Los Angeles Lakers' overtime win over the Denver Nuggets last April. It's a cliche, but you can really do whatever you want to do,'' said McClung, who is on a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers and playing in the G League. "One thing with this game is you have to learn how to adapt,'' McClung told The Associated Press last year. if you are a young kid, and someone who is an inspiration to you, someone that you respect so much tells you that you can't do it, it doesn't matter. Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon.

Yet it all seems different now, after this 6-foot-2 boyish-looking guard from a small town in Virginia with trampolines for legs and only two NBA games on his ...

My goal is to make an impact in the NBA, and I’m just going to keep working until that happens.” [Golden State’s Stephen Curry](https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/status/1627149382981406727?s=20) said on Twitter: “Man was a viral (House of Highlights) high school dunk phenom, still working his way to the League, but lemme go get that dunk contest trophy right quick and bring it back to life!!! He had the final basket of the 2021-22 NBA season, breaking free for an uncontested reverse dunk to cap the Los Angeles Lakers’ overtime win over the Denver Nuggets last April. But, even if he hasn’t gotten to establish himself at the NBA level yet, there’s no question that he can play. “One thing with this game is you have to learn how to adapt,” McClung told The Associated Press last year. And now, he’s a dunk champion. [Giannis Antetokounmpo — with his mouth open in disbelief](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEbJltN0Iog) — filmed the action on their phones. He broke records held by Allen Iverson and J.J. Literally, if you manifest and put your mind to it, you can literally make your life and reinvent yourself every day.” McClung knows he is an underdog story. if you are a young kid, and someone who is an inspiration to you, someone that you respect so much tells you that you can’t do it, it doesn’t matter. [Michael Jordan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v5dSyYNRbE) taking off from the foul line, [Vince Carter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OJMLCF5oK4) saying “it’s over” after a dunk, [Aaron Gordon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q6n5NE6Cb4) jumping over the Orlando Magic mascot, [Dwight Howard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8qtf8uZz4A) donning the Superman cape — got a massive shot in the arm from a guy who now has more dunks in the contest (four) than he does in actual NBA games (one).“It’s a cliche, but you can really do whatever you want to do,” said McClung, who is on a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers and playing in the G League.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mac McClung was not exactly an unknown. Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon.

My goal is to make an impact in the NBA, and I’m just going to keep working until that happens.” [Golden State’s Stephen Curry](https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/status/1627149382981406727?s=20) said on Twitter: “Man was a viral (House of Highlights) high school dunk phenom, still working his way to the League, but lemme go get that dunk contest trophy right quick and bring it back to life!!! He had the final basket of the 2021-22 NBA season, breaking free for an uncontested reverse dunk to cap the Los Angeles Lakers’ overtime win over the Denver Nuggets last April. And now, he’s a dunk champion. But, even if he hasn’t gotten to establish himself at the NBA level yet, there’s no question that he can play. “One thing with this game is you have to learn how to adapt,” McClung told The Associated Press last year. [Giannis Antetokounmpo — with his mouth open in disbelief](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEbJltN0Iog) — filmed the action on their phones. He broke records held by Allen Iverson and J.J. McClung knows he is an underdog story. Literally, if you manifest and put your mind to it, you can literally make your life and reinvent yourself every day.” if you are a young kid, and someone who is an inspiration to you, someone that you respect so much tells you that you can’t do it, it doesn’t matter. [Michael Jordan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v5dSyYNRbE) taking off from the foul line, [Vince Carter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OJMLCF5oK4) saying “it’s over” after a dunk, [Aaron Gordon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q6n5NE6Cb4) jumping over the Orlando Magic mascot, [Dwight Howard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8qtf8uZz4A) donning the Superman cape — got a massive shot in the arm from a guy who now has more dunks in the contest (four) than he does in actual NBA games (one).“It’s a cliche, but you can really do whatever you want to do,” said McClung, who is on a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers and playing in the G League.

Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon.

My goal is to make an impact in the NBA, and I’m just going to keep working until that happens.” He had the final basket of the 2021-22 NBA season, breaking free for an uncontested reverse dunk to cap the Los Angeles Lakers’ overtime win over the Denver Nuggets last April. [Golden State’s Stephen Curry](https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/status/1627149382981406727?s=20) said on Twitter: “Man was a viral (House of Highlights) high school dunk phenom, still working his way to the League, but lemme go get that dunk contest trophy right quick and bring it back to life!!! But, even if he hasn’t gotten to establish himself at the NBA level yet, there’s no question that he can play. “One thing with this game is you have to learn how to adapt,” McClung told The Associated Press last year. [Giannis Antetokounmpo — with his mouth open in disbelief](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEbJltN0Iog) — filmed the action on their phones.

PHOENIX -- A 6-foot-2 guard with two NBA games on his resume shocked the world Saturday night by winning the All-Star Slam Dunk contest.

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