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.

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 ...

Magic Make Decision On Dunk Contest Champion Mac McClung originally appeared on The Spun. 2025 saw NBA journeyman Mac McClung become the just the second three-time winner of the NBA Slam Dunk ...

Nate Robinson thinks it’s the NBA’s fault that Mac McClung decided to skip the dunk contest. Three-time NBA Dunk Contest champion Mac McClung has decided to skip this year’s competition, preventing ...

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 ...

Fans of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest may have noticed a key omission during Saturday's 2026 edition. Mac McClung, who won three straight dunk contests from 2022 to 2025, was not in the four-player field ...

McClung won his second G League MVP Award in three years. What's next for the 27-year-old as expectations increase?

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 ...

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 ...

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