McClung captured the crowd with each dunk, and won the competition for the third straight year. That he’s not a star shouldn’t be a factor.

Star Saturday night. The prop signaled that the Orlando Magic star is ready to hop over the competition once again in the dunk contest.McClung started from the left of the Chase Center arena. He hopped over the driver’s side door.

NBA Slam Dunk King Mac McClung went down in history with his three-peat in the competition, taking his dunk contest earnings to a new level.

The NBA All-Star weekend has taken over San Francisco and the league's brightest players all are in the Bay Area. But the events prior to the actual All-Star Game always are a fun way to show off the NBA.

Hall of Fame small forward-turned-TNT commentator Vince Carter, who executed perhaps the coolest finish in Dunk Contest history at Oracle Arena way back in 2000, taped introductory hype videos for each player. He was clowned for his efforts at making Buzelis sound cool.

Mac McClung, who plays in the Orlando Magic organization, won his third consecutive NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night in San Francisco.

Star Weekend in the dunk contest, winning for the third straight year and giving the fans what they’re looking for in the contest. The one interesting thing about McClung is that he doesn’t have a real NBA contract,

NBA player Tristan Thompson tours the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 19, 2025 in New York City. The stock market open

Mac McClung has earned a total of $310,000 in the dunk contest, which far exceeds the $132,000 he has made in his NBA career.

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Mac McClung is doing what he can to save the NBA Dunk Contest.The NBA Dunk Contest has certainly trended down in hype over the years. Long gone are the days when some of the league's best players, from Michael Jordan to Kobe Bryant to Vince Carter to Dwight Howard - would participate in the signature event of NBA All-Star Weekend.

In a thrilling showcase at the 2025 AT&T Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday, February 15, Osceola Magic guard Mac McClung made history by winning his third consecutive dunk contest title. What makes McClung's achievement even more remarkable is the fact that he isn’t even an NBA player.