‘He Saved The Dunk Contest’: What’s Next for Mac McClung?

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🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Mac McClung may always be remembered for one Saturday night in Utah a couple of weeks ago, when he made the jump from the G League to win the NBA Dunk Contest — a performance so great that some experts said it saved a dying event. But what’s less well-known about McClung is his long journey just to get to that point: spanning 30 cities, 150 teammates, and 10 head coaches. Today, we take a closer look at McClung’s odyssey from YouTube sensation to pro hoops journeyman, and whether the reigning Dunk Contest king can finally catch on in the NBA.

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0:32.0	A couple of weeks ago, during the NBA's All Star Saturday Night, a G-Lieger stepped on the
0:37.4	court in Salt Lake City and stole the show.
0:40.1	But leading up to that night, the night that he, you know, saved the dunk contest, Mack
1:04.7	McCleung had spent the last two years of his life on a whirlwind journey, trying to find
1:09.6	a good place to live.
1:10.6	Today, reporter Rich Hoffman joins us to look at whether McCleung's dunk contest to success
1:30.2	will prove to be a stepping stone toward his NBA dream or just a brief moment in the basketball
1:35.4	sun.
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1:50.6	Rich Hoffman, welcome to The Lead.
1:52.2	Thanks for coming on the show.
1:53.3	Matt, thank you for having me on.
1:54.6	Yeah, absolutely.
1:55.6	So Rich, we're here today to look at Mack McCleung's wild last couple of years trying to find
2:00.1	a foothold in the NBA and what's next for him now.
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