Mac McClung, who played in the first NBA game this season, won his third straight dunk contest.
Mac McClung fakes his own personal dynasty over NBA All-Star weekend.
The guard, who only played one game for the Orlando Magic during the regular season, caught San Francisco in a storm on Saturday, winning three times in a row NBA Slam Dunk Contest. This is the first time an NBA player has won a event three times in a row.
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Osceola Magic Guard Mac McClung celebrates on Saturday, February 15th, 2025 after beating the car at the All-Star Festival in San Francisco. (AP Photo/godofredo A. Vasquez)
The G League stars had four perfect dunks. Cleveland Cavaliers All-star Evan Mobley. He defeated Stephen Castle, the San Antonio Spurs guard, to maintain the championship.
“It feels like a blur,” he said. “That’s what I love to do. That’s where my creativity comes from. I really love this contest and I love dunking.”
McClung, who plays Osceora Magic in the G League, is the second dunker to win the contest three times. Naitrovinson won in 2006 and then won again in 2009 and 2010.
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Male Seora Magic Guard Mac McClung Dunks during the All-Star Festival in San Francisco on Saturday, February 15th, 2025. (AP Photo/godofredo A. Vasquez)
“I think the contest is beautiful,” McClung said. “I think it’s important that people want a bigger star, so I want to see it. …This contest is that the people in it want to do it. It’s special. We all love it.”
McClung’s performance sparked a response from Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant Milwaukee Bucks Star Giannis Anteto Compo.
“Mac may decide to dunk me,” Morant writes to X.
“If you do that, I do it with you,” added Antetocomo.
McClung has only five NBA games under his belt. In addition to magic, he played for the Philadelphia 76ers, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.
He has been preparing for the contest for nearly nine months and is unsure if he will win the fourth title.
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Osceola Magic Guard Mac McClung will celebrate with Julius Elving after winning the Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday, February 15th, 2025. (AP Photo/godofredo A. Vasquez)
Bulls’ Matas Buselis and Bucks’ Andre Jackson were eliminated in the first round.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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