Mac McCung writes history at the Slam Dunk Contest of the NBA All-Stars
Mac McCung writes history at the Slam Dunk Contest of the NBA All-Stars
It was another action-packed Saturday night during the nba All-star weekend History was written, a master class took place in the Slam Dunk and a controversial disqualification in Francisco was carried out.
Mac McCung sets new standards
Mac McCung, Guard of Oscola Magic, wrote all-star history by winning the Slam Dunk Contest for three years in a row. McCung not only secured victory, but also achieved a perfect score and received the full score of 50 points in an evening that was characterized by flawless darking in every round.
The 26-year-old set the tone for the event with his first dark-and that in a spectacular way. A car drove onto the field and moved back to the basket, which already gave a premonition of what should follow. McCung jumped over a volunteer and the car, took the ball out of the hands of the volunteer and nevertheless completed an impressive backward dark.
impressive performance and creativity
The difficulty level in McCoCHEN Next attempts did not decrease, and he impressed the judges and fans with his third attempt, in which he also darkened two balls at the same time. "I feel like a high forklift," said McCung after his victory to CNN Sport. "That would not have been possible without the help of my friends; many made their cars available to me so that I can jump over it."
mccung explained that his love for Dunking spurred him on and helps him in the competition. "I think if you love something and it is your passion, you can get better in it than you would normally be."
Stephon Castle and the controversy of the weekend
While the mccovery of perfect score remained inviolable in all four rounds, the Rookie of the San Antonio Spurs, Stephon Castle, kept the pressure with an impressive dark. Castle took second place and was only 0.4 points behind McCung with a total score of 99.6 in the last two rounds. Andre Jackson Jr. from the Milwaukee Bucks finished third, while Matas Buzelis took fourth place from the Chicago Bulls.
Although the all-star weekend is full of thrill, there are rarely controversy. However, this changed when Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul were excluded from the skill challenge competition. In order to achieve the fastest time in competition, the two San Antonio Trace players thought that they had developed a master plan. Instead of throwing the balls at the intended stations, Wembanyama and Paul threw the balls as fast as they could to minimize their time while throwing.
Although the tactics initially seemed to work, the two were finally disqualified because they had not given any valid throws. "We tried a strategy that we thought about could win," said Paul after the disqualification. The experienced Guard added that the officials had not said anything when Wembanyama had previously asked them about the tactics.
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