Heat youngster edges Gordon to win
NBA slam dunk contestKings’ Hield pips Booker at death to win three-point shootoutAaron Gordon lost another epic dunk contest. And it was by a couple of inches – namely, the top of Tacko Fall’s head.
Derrick Jones Jr finally got his long-awaited dunk contest title as an exclamation point to an epic All-Star Saturday Night, both for him and the Miami Heat. Jones Jr and Gordon needed two extra dunks apiece in the final round before deciding a winner, Jones Jr prevailing 48-47 in the one that determined who left with the trophy.