Notre Dame may only currently have one player on an active NBA roster but that one player will be in the spotlight this coming All-Star Weekend as Pat Connaughton of the Milwaukee Bucks will be participating in the annual Slam Dunk Contest.
Shams Charania of The Athletic released that news on Monday:
Milwaukee’s Pat Connaughton has committed to invite to the NBA Slam Dunk contest at All-Star weekend in Chicago, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Aaron Gordon, Dwight Howard, Derrick Jones Jr., Connaughton so far set.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2020
A few of the responses are incredibly predictable:
LMFAOOO TRASH
You gotta be kidding me lol
white men can’t jump lmao
What?
Huh
Those that watched him at Notre Dame remember his athleticism but in case you’ve forgotten, here’s some of his best from 2018-2019:
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjEDre8tyQY&w=560&h=315]
Connaughton averages 17.8 minutes per game for the league-best, 42-7 Bucks. He’s averaged 4.9 points per game this season and over four rebounds per outing.