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NBA All-Star Dunk contest

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The All-Star weekend is supposed to be fun before the game. Not this year when controversy surfaced after the dunk contest. The Miami Heat’s Derrick Jones Jr. outlasted Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon in a memorable slam dunk contest that required two tiebreaker jams. The final result was not without controversy, with at least two judges contending afterward that they wanted the second dunk-off to end in a tie and Gordon saying he’s done participating in the contest during NBA All-Star Weekend.