Mac McClung flies over Shaq to win 2024 Slam Dunk Contest

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 17: Mac McClung #0 of the Osceola Magic dunks the ball over Shaquille O'Neal in the 2024 AT&T Slam Dunk contest during the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 17, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

For a second consecutive season, Mc McClung won the Slam Dunk Contest of the NBA All-Star Weekend.

McClung claimed victory thanks to a reverse dunk over the massive body of Shaquille O’Neal who actually wore the player’s jersey. The Osceola Magic guard leaped to grab the ball from Shaq’s hands, flying over him and finishing with a slam that gave him 50 points.

Thanks to his victory, McClung became the fifth player to become Slam Dunk champion in back-to-back years after Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson, Nate Robinson and Zach LaVine, the last one to achieve the feat in 2015 and 2016.

McClung beat Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown in the Final. Here are the points the two players registered in their showdown:

Mac McClung 48.0 49.4 97.4 48.8 50 98.8
Jaylen Brown 48.8 47.6 96.4 48.6 49.2 97.8

Miami Heat Jaime Jaquez and Westchester Knicks were the other two participants, eliminated in the first round.

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