Mac McClung wants to be more than a slam dunk artist. After three straight wins in the annual NBA Slam Dunk contest, McClung has already proven he's the best of the high flyers willing to participate.

The Slam Dunk Contest's popularity has come into question over the last decade, but the event remains the cherry on top of NBA All-Star Saturday Night. Running for more than four decades, the Slam ...

The Chicago Bulls entered All-Star Weekend with an unexpected storyline as Mac McClung addressed his decision to skip the NBA Dunk Contest. Fresh off signing a two-way contract last week, the ...

Three-time NBA Dunk Contest champion Mac McClung has decided to skip this year’s competition, preventing him from potentially winning a record fourth title and becoming the first player to win it four ...

All-Star Weekend is just three weeks away. The Three-Point Shootout, Skills Challenge and Slam Dunk Contest will take center stage Feb. 1 4at Intuit Dome. But one name won’t be on the dunk contest ...

Mac McClung will be not be going for the four-peat. The Windy City Bulls guard McClung confirmed a report on Saturday that he won’t be competing in this year’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- It's safe to say people know who Mac McClung is now. Once the poster boy for the NBA All-Star slam dunk contest's path toward irrelevance, sporting a field of obscure participants ...

Mac McClung’s name has become synonymous with the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. The 27-year-old is the reigning champion of the contest. In fact, not just that, he’s won the title three times in a ...

So your plan originally was to compete in the dunk contest, and then they backed out on you? Mac McClung: Originally, I told everybody I was done. I retired after the third year, and they're good ...

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest came and went on Saturday, with Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson — who is averaging 7.6 minutes per game this season — winning the event with four dunks ranging from ...

Feb 15, 2025; San Francisco, CA, USA; Osceola Magic guard Mac McClung celebrates with the trophy after winning the slam dunk competition during All Star Saturday Night ahead of the 2025 NBA All Star ...

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