The All-Star Weekend of the NBAs 2025 ran from Friday 14 February to Sunday 16 February. The Skills Competition, Three-Point Shootout and Dunk competitions took place on Saturday evening.
Orlando’s G League star Mac McClung had won two straight Slam Dunk matches on the way to Saturday. McClung received no surprise, a perfect score on all four of his Dunk attempts. For the third consecutive season, McClung has won the NBA Dunk competition.
Mac McClung wrote NBA history on Saturday night
Each Mac McClung Dunk of the 2025 #Attslamdunk 🤯
He scored a 50 on every dunk 📈 pic.twitter.com/az1tlqxhuf
– NBA on tnt (@nbaontnt) February 16, 2025
Three seasons Mac McClung played collegial basketball. Two on Georgetown and one at Texas Tech. After his time at the university, McClung remained unguised. Eventually the 26-year-old signed with two teams in 2021-22. McClung played one game for the Chicago Bulls and one for the Los Angeles Lakers. In February 2023, McClung signed a two -way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. He played two games for them that season and on average (12.5) points per game.
The most important thing is that in 2022-23 Mac McClung became a household name. He won the NBA Slam Dunk competition of 2023 and he made his specialty high-flying Dunks. On Saturday evening, one of his dunk attempts included jumping over a Kia. Although he started hot, McClung was in a closely disputed battle with Rookie Stephon Castle. Mac McClung received 50 on all four of his Dunk attempts. He joins Aaron Gordon, Zach Lavine and Derrick Jones Jr. As players to receive a 50 on all their dunks.
After winning the Dunk competition, Mac McClung got a Kia car. He announced that the car would be served on a foundation in need in his hometown Gate City, Virginia. Mac McClung has won three straight Dunk matches and he still tries to play full-time in the NBA. For three seasons, McClung played in five regular season matches. His last time that seeing NBA action was at the end of October 2024. Will Mac McClung ever be a full-time NBA player?
