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Life Has Changed For Mac McClung Since Winning The Slam Dunk Contest

McClung boosted his profile after impressive showing during NBA All-Star Weekend
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Life Has Changed For Mac McClung Since Winning The Slam Dunk Contest
Life Has Changed For Mac McClung Since Winning The Slam Dunk Contest

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So much has changed for Philadelphia 76ers guard Mac McClung the past two weeks. 

After winning the slam dunk contest during NBA All-Star Weekend, McClung has morphed into a celebrity. No longer can he hide in obscurity. 

“Since I won the dunk contest, things have definitely changed,” he said during a recent interview with CNN. “It’s been a blur, I feel like I’ve been running around everywhere but it’s really been a blessing and I’m just trying to have fun with it.”

McClung was an unknown developmental player before showcasing his jumping skills in front of a national audience last weekend in Utah. He will not play tonight against the Miami Heat because he is on G League assignment but he is now one of two undrafted players to win the event. He joined former Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr., who won it in 2020. 

“I don’t think it’s set in, the players I’m going to be associated with for the contest,” McClung said. “I think one day when I get older it’ll be something I brag about to my kids but right now I can’t even really digest it.”

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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