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.

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.

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

The G League player electrified viewers with his third straight slam dunk contest title, standing out amid increasing All-Star Weekend apathy from the sport’s biggest stars.

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.

Death, taxes, and Mac McClung winning the NBA Slam Dunk Competition. It's become a formality at this point with the NBA G League star putting on a show year after year. McClung, who stars for the Orlando Magic G League affiliate Osceola Magic,

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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.

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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.

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,