Mac McClung may have conquered NBA All-Star Weekend, but he just met his match in an accounting intern who threw down a viral dunk to pull off a $500,000 shocker.
Dunkman is a professional league dedicated entirely to competitive dunking, bringing together high-flyers from across the globe. The league's premier event, the Dunkman World Championship, pits top-tier athletes against each other in a multi-stage tournament boasting a massive $500,000 top prize.
Headline star Mac McClung entered the showcase as the headline heavy favorite. A household name among hoop fans after cementing his legacy by becoming the first player in history to win three consecutive NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contests.
Shaquille O'Neal is the founder and commissioner of the Dunkman league, while Draymond Green serves as part of the primary broadcast and commentary crew alongside dunk legend Vince Carter, popular hoops creator CashNasty, and host Adam Lefkoe.
Cam Hazzard pulled off the ultimate shocker to walk away with the inaugural Dunkman World Championship and a life-changing $500,000.

#championship

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The first of its kind, Shaquille O'Neal's professional league Dunkman is getting ready to crown its inaugural dunking champion this week.
Basketball Hall of Famer and entertainment personality Shaq revolutionized the world of dunking when he debuted a professional avenue for the spectacle earlier this year. Dunkman is the first and only established league dedicated to competitive dunking, and has already made waves in its inaugural season.
In the league's format, 24 of the world's best dunkers competed across four group-stage events to claim a spot in the World Championship field. Now only eight athletes remain, and they will battle it out for the **** le and $500,000 prize on Tuesday.
Who will reign supreme in the world of dunking?

#dunking #first #inaugural

Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom has declared his desire to have his first poster dunk in the WNBA on Angel Reese after his WNBA Draft declaration.
Kanter seems to be going through with his plans to declare for the WNBA Draft and get selected, or exhaust all legal measures until he gets a shot, or the WNBA bans trans athletes from competing.
With the WNBA openly stating it won't give in to efforts to sow division by bad-faith actors, Kanter continues to push the idea of playing in the W.
Kanter took to X after the Atlanta Dream's OT loss to the Indiana Fever on Sunday, saying that he intends to make Reese the first player he dunks on.
"Sis! Once I go No. 1 pick in the 2027 WNBA Draft, the first player I'm dunking on is Angel Reese. She's the Paul George of the WNBA. Just lean into the podcast already."

#kanter #draft #first

The Philadelphia 76ers have been the clear winners of the summer with the additions of Jaylen Brown and LeBron James. Obviously, James is the bigger name--no disrespect to Brown who is an incredible basketball player and person--but James is larger than life.
With the addition of James, that comes with a ton of fanfare, and the city of Philadelphia is certainly embracing the presence of the future Hall of Famer.
A talented Sixers fan painted an incredible mural of James dunking the basketball, reminiscent of his alley-oop with Dwyane Wade during his days with the Miami Heat. Except, instead of Wade, it's Benjamin Franklin making the same pose Wade did after throwing the lob to James.
James averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 ***** ists, and 6.1 rebounds in the 2025-26 season with the Los Angeles Lakers and will bring his megastardom to Philadelphia. The 41-year-old will team up with Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid, Brown, and VJ Edgecombe to help guide the Sixers to the top of the league in the coming season.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Sixers fan paints incredible LeBron James mural in Philadelphia

#wade #incredible #lebron #Basketball

Aug. 5—Landon Dunk Joseph finally lived up to his nickname at age 17
"I got it on video," he said.
Joseph knew he was close to dunking, and finally one day before his junior year at Northeast High School in Oakland Park, Fla., he threw one down.
Joseph's mom gave him the nickname when he was younger. He wore a T-shirt one day that read, "Slam Dunk."
"She said my name isn't Landon anymore, that they should call me LanDunk," Joseph said.

#finally #nickname #oakland

The Pacers' social media team started leaving breadcrumbs a week ago leading to the announcement of their new pinstriped Statement uniforms. Just before the formal announcement, they pointed back at the trail.
The Pacers posted a photo graphic of the uniforms with tweets clamoring for a return of the pinstripes. The post read: "Please go back and read the first letter of our last 17 tweets," with two eye emojis.
Indeed, the first letter of that tweet and the previous 16 spelled out "PINSTRIPES ARE BACK."
The pattern was never obvious in large part because the letters were posted in reverse order chronologically so that scrolling through the timeline would spell out the words. So the last letter -- K -- was posted first on July 23 in a post about newly acquired Pacers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. highlighting a quote in a podcast from general manager Chad Buchanan. It wasn't until Wednesday that any of the posts even touched on the topic of uniforms as the social media team kept the bit going through tweets about Obi Toppin's charity golf outing, video of Tyrese Haliburton dunking during his Achilles tendon injury recovery, Toppin's serving as the pace car driver at the Brickyard 400 and the appearances of Jarace Walker and Braden Smith at basketball camps.
The tweets follow.

#first #pinstripes

The Pacers' social media team started leaving breadcrumbs a week ago leading to the announcement of their new pinstriped Statement uniforms. Just before the formal announcement, they pointed back at the trail.
The Pacers posted a photo graphic of the uniforms with tweets clamoring for a return of the pinstripes. The post read: "Please go back and read the first letter of our last 17 tweets," with two eye emojis.
Indeed, the first letter of that tweet and the previous 16 spelled out "PINSTRIPES ARE BACK."
The pattern was never obvious in large part because the letters were posted in reverse order chronologically so that scrolling through the timeline would spell out the words. So the last letter -- K -- was posted first on July 23 in a post about newly acquired Pacers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. highlighting a quote in a podcast from general manager Chad Buchanan. It wasn't until Wednesday that any of the posts even touched on the topic of uniforms as the social media team kept the bit going through tweets about Obi Toppin's charity golf outing, video of Tyrese Haliburton dunking during his Achilles tendon injury recovery, Toppin's serving as the pace car driver at the Brickyard 400 and the appearances of Jarace Walker and Braden Smith at basketball camps.
The tweets follow.

#tweets #uniforms #Media

Former Tennessee basketball star Nate Ament finally made his summer league debut for the Milwaukee Bucks on July 10 in Las Vegas, and it came against the Miami Heat, the team that briefly held his draft rights before it was included in the trade that sent Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis Jr. to Miami.
The No. 13 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft sat out the California Classic in Sacramento last week. He was seen on the Bucks' bench, but the trade with Miami wasn't finalized until July 6, keeping him off the official roster.
The Bucks lost 119-86, though they led 31-26 after the first quarter, with Ament scoring four points. He finished with six points, three rebounds and two ****** ists in 17 minutes.
Ament's first points came two feet from the basket, dunking over Heat center Vladislav Goldin on a feed from Bogoljub Marković. He added a second slam and knocked down a 19-footer off the dribble using a Jesse Edwards screen.
He also set up teammate Pete Nance for two 3-pointers before exiting for good with 5:48 left in the third quarter.

Nathan’s Famous annual hot dog eating contest returns to Coney Island Saturday, on the United States’ 250th birthday, following a tumultuous year for the annual event and its star competitor.
The iconic contest, now under new ownership after Nathan's Famous was sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in January, will see reigning champion Joey Chestnut compete despite a recent legal entanglement.
Chestnut, who holds the men's record, pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor battery charge after being accused of slapping a man in an Indiana bar.
However, the frankfurter fest will proceed, with Chestnut and Miki Sudo both poised to defend their **** les in the men's and women's divisions, respectively.
Competitors in the renowned event have 10 minutes to consume as many hot dogs and buns as possible, often dunking the wieners in water to facilitate swallowing.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest marks the United States' 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance Saturday after an eventful year for the annual wiener showdown and one of its stars.
Contest sponsor Nathan's Famous was sold in January to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods. A few months later, reigning men's champ and record-holder Joey Chestnut was accused of slapping a man in an Indiana bar and pleaded guilty in April to a misdemeanor battery charge.
But the frankfurter fest rolls on, with Chestnut and Miki Sudo set to defend last year's wins in the men's and women's divisions, respectively.
Competitors consume as many hot dogs and buns as possible in 10 minutes, usually dunking the wieners in water first to make them easier to swallow.
Sudo is an 11-time winner and holds the women's record of 51 dogs.