{"id":489527,"date":"2025-02-16T03:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T07:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=489527"},"modified":"2025-02-16T03:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T07:52:20","slug":"mac-mcclung-wins-his-third-nba-all-star-dunk-contest-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/mac-mcclung-wins-his-third-nba-all-star-dunk-contest-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac McClung wins his third NBA All-Star dunk contest in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"306\">Mac McClung made history by becoming the first player ever to win three consecutive NBA All-Star Dunk Contest titles. Despite playing just five games in the league, the high-flying guard outshined Matas Bouzelis (Chicago), Stefan Castle (San Antonio), and Andre Jackson (Milwaukee) to secure the victory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"521\">McClung electrified the crowd from the start, leaping over a parked Kia under the basket to earn a perfect 50 on his first dunk. His second attempt also received a flawless score, sending him to the final round.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"768\">In the finals, he faced Castle, delivering two more dunks with perfect ratings. One of his standout moves involved scoring two baskets in a single attempt, while another saw him bounce the ball off the front of the rim before slamming it home.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"900\">Castle also impressed with a perfect 50 on his last dunk, but his previous score of 49.6 left him just short of McClung\u2019s total.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EVERY MAC MCCLUNG DUNK FROM THE 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ATTSlamDunk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ATTSlamDunk<\/a> \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>He scored a 50 on EVERY dunk \ud83d\udcc8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AZ1tLQXHuF\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/AZ1tLQXHuF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonTNT\/status\/1890977295055372340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1022\" data-is-last-node=\"\">McClung took home $105,000 for the win, while Castle earned $55,000. Bouzelis and Jackson each walked away with $20,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mac McClung made history by becoming the first player ever to win three consecutive NBA All-Star Dunk Contest titles. 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