3/29/2023 0 Comments Mac startrail![]() ![]() Nate Robinson, at 1.75 meters, won it three times and Spud Webb, the shortest player in NBA history, also took the title despite being 1.68 meters tall. Short players have a winning tradition in the history of NBA dunk contests. McLung, 24, is white (African-Americans had won all but one of the contests), relatively short, and wasn't even a player for one of the pro league teams when he was invited, but none of that has stopped him from winning. ![]() What is certain is that he does not fit the profile of a winner of a contest that lived its days of greatest glory with the duels between Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins in the late 1980s and that has lost much interest since then. It cannot be said that his victory this Saturday was a surprise, since he had ballots. Since high school he stood out with his math.ĪRE YOU KIDDING ME.#ATTSlamDunk x #StateFarmSaturday Playing a college game he was spotted by Pat Ewing and recruited for Georgetown University. Of the two dunks in the final, McLung hit one with the Philadelphia 76ers jersey (which he joined this week) and another with the high school where he was the star, Gate City, Virginia. He was playing this year in the Delaware Blue Coats, of the NBA G League, something like the second division, when he received the invitation to participate in the NBA All Star dunk contest. He signed a 10-day contract with the Chicago Bulls, trained with the Lakers and the Warriors, but couldn't find his place. ![]() Mac McLung has lived this Saturday the most glorious day of his discreet career as a basketball player.Īfter shining in high school and excelling in college, McLung has failed to break through to basketball's elite. ![]()
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