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NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Mac McClung defeats Jaylen Brown to go back-to-back

NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Mac McClung defeats Jaylen Brown to go back-to-back

The best dunker the NBA can find is still a G Leaguer. Osceola Magic guard Mac McClung delivered another set of wild dunks to defeat the Boston Celtics‘ Jaylen Brown in the final of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night. McClung becomes the fifth back-to-back dunk contest winner in NBA history, joining Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson, Nate Robinson and Zach LaVine. The night wasn’t as exciting as his breakout performance last season, but he was still the standout in a field that… Source link

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The dynamic duo of Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle

The dynamic duo of Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle

Yahoo Sports’ Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski explain why the Miami wide receivers are two of the best receiving threats in the NFL. Video Transcript SCOTT PIANOWSKI: Miami, man. I still– look, I still don’t know how good Tua is. I may never know how good Tua is. It always feels like when he throws that deep ball he has to really get behind it and to throw his whole body into it. All of his medium throws like Hail Marys to me. But man, Tyreek Hill, 14 targets off the bus. And Waddle catches… Source link

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The problem with trading Jaylen Brown for Kevin Durant

The problem with trading Jaylen Brown for Kevin Durant

“But this is Kevin Durant.” That line from Shams Charania’s report for The Athletic, which suggested the Boston Celtics offered Jaylen Brown as the centerpiece of a trade for the Brooklyn Nets superstar, is a common refrain in analysis of the one-time league MVP’s value. In a vacuum, Durant is better than Brown and may have meant the difference between a six-game NBA Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors and the Celtics’ 18th championship. Of course Boston should gauge Brooklyn’s interest… Source link

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Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the fuel of NBA Finals defeat

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the fuel of NBA Finals defeat

BOSTON — Jayson Tatum, as dejected as we have seen him in his nascent career, lolled out of the press room following his Boston Celtics’ NBA Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors and hugged his father. “It hurts,” Tatum had just told a horde of reporters huddled in a corner of TD Garden, as the smell of cigar smoke emanated from the nearby visitors’ locker room. “I feel like I could have done a lot of things better.” Following a lengthy discussion, the first team All-NBA forward exited… Source link

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