Philadelphia 76ers level guard Mac McClung known as the contest when he declared the NBA Slam Dunk Contest “over” following a depraved windmill in a profitable effort on Saturday.
McClung were given an invitation to the competition whilst within the NBA’s G League earlier than he signed a two-way contract with the 76ers previous this week. He performed in a complete of 2 NBA video games previous to Saturday’s electrical efficiency.
His first dunk of the evening featured a jump over two prepared contributors as he grabbed the ball on his means as much as the basket and dunked the ball with two fingers at the back of his head. The hassle earned 50 ratings from all of the judges.
McClung later did a 360-degree, two-handed windmill dunk in his 2d try within the contest, the one dunk that didn’t obtain all absolute best ratings from the judges.
McClung’s different two dunks within the contest’s ultimate spherical wowed the judges, together with one the place he leaped over a friend, pumped the ball and dunked it into the ring.
McClung later nailed a 540-degree windmill earlier than he declared the competition “over” as commentator Kenny “The Jet” Smith known as him a “famous person.”
“An NBA famous person has been born this night,” Smith mentioned.
McClung informed newshounds he didn’t know if the take was once true, then again, a pal seemed to have a distinct opinion on his efficiency.
“It’s true,” they mentioned at a press convention.
You’ll take a look at extra clips from Saturday’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest beneath.