Top 5 Highlights and Lowlights from 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend ft. Jaylen Brown's failed Slam Dunk on Kai Cenat

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Highlights of the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend

Mac McClung defends his Slam Dunk championship

Last year, the league decided to bring a G Leaguer to help revive interest in the Slam Dunk Contest. Jaylen Brown’s entry helped add star power to the event Mac McClung was favored to repeat in the 2024 NBA All-Star dunk competition.

The Osceola Magic guard couldn’t replicate his mind-boggling 2023 performance but he was nonetheless impressive. He added entertainment to the championship round by bringing out Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. The LA Lakers big man held the ball over his head before McClung jumped over him for a behind-the-head slam.

For the second straight year, the unassuming G Leaguer saved the competition.

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#1 Steph Curry vs Sabrina Ionescu

The special 3-point shootout between Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu may have been the saving grace of the 2024 NBA All-Star weekend. Two of the deadliest 3-point shooters alive battled for a belt that probably nobody cared to win. They just went out and competed to give the fans the contest that many had been waiting for.

Ionescu dropped 26 points, a score that would have pushed her to the finals of the regular 3-point shootout. Curry responded with a flurry to eke out a 29-26 victory. The league didn’t plan it to be the centerpiece of the 2024 NBA All-Star festivities. Based on the reaction from the fans, that might have been the center attraction that they all had been waiting for.