His is an unbelievable story: McClung has played mostly in the G League, where he ranks 36th in scoring this season at 19 points per game with the Delaware Blue Coats. The final score, not that it mattered, was McClung 100.0, Murphy 98.0.'Ever since the beginning, I was the underdog' "If you guys will have me, I'll be back," McClung said. And he immediately committed to defending his title at Indianapolis at All-Star Saturday next year. Everyone in the building knew he'd already won. "I'm truly blessed and grateful for the NBA giving me this opportunity," McClung said.Ī 540-degree dunk - not a 360, a 540, him doing one-and-a-half rotations in the air - was his third perfect score of the night out of four dunks, but by the time the judges' scores came up it was already decided. WATCH | McClung soars to NBA slam sunk title:Mac McClung of the Delaware Blue Coats, the G League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers, seals the victory at the NBA Slam Dunk contest with an impressive 540. McClung, the six-foot-two Philadelphia guard on a two-way contract, defeated New Orleans' Trey Murphy III in the finals of the dunk contest, culminating an NBA All-Star Saturday that may have finally answered the question as to whether what used to be the league's signature event can be glitzy again. Mac McClung might have single-handedly restored the shine on a dunk contest that has been widely panned in recent years.Īnd Damian Lillard represented his school and his brand, doing them both proud.
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