Mac McClung leaps over car to three-peat as NBA Slam Dunk champ
San Francisco –
Mac McClung won an unprecedented third consecutive NBA Slam Dunk title with four perfect scores, and the Miami Heat's Tyler Herro won the 3-Point Contest at the NBA All-Star Saturday Night festivities.
McClung leaped over a car and three people to deliver dunks that received perfect 50-point scores from the judges to become the first dunker to win three years in a row and match Nate Robinson as the only three-time winners.
"Truly, stuff like this doesn't happen without sitting on the shoulders of a lot of people," McClung said. "I had a lot of help.
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Mac McClung leaps over car to three-peat as NBA Slam Dunk champ
San Francisco – Mac McClung won an unprecedented third consecutive NBA Slam Dunk title with four perfect scores, and the Miami Heat's Tyler Herro won the 3-Point Contest at the NBA All-Star Saturday Night festivities. McClung leaped over a car and three people to deliver dunks that received perfect 50-point scores from the judges to become the first dunker to win three years in a row and match Nate Robinson as the only three-time winners. "Truly, stuff like this doesn't happen without sitting on the shoulders of a lot of people," McClung said. "I had a lot of help.
