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Jaylen Brown talks All-Star Week, Slam Dunk Contest with Draymond Green, Shaq, Charles Barkley

The number of Boston Celtics who have taken part in the NBA’s annual Slam Dunk Contest has now risen from four to five.

The number of Boston Celtics who have taken part in the NBA’s annual Slam Dunk Contest has now risen from four to five active Celtics suiting up to compete in the yearly All-Star Week competition, with Jaylen Brown coming in the runner-up to defending champ Mac McClung.

The Georgia native paid tribute to one of the Celtics who was immortalized in the Dunk Contest in Dee Brown as well as his fallen friend Terrence Clarke, a solid showing in an event that has scared many a high-profile participant away in the past. Ahead of that performance, Brown sat down with the TNT media assembled to cover the festivities.

In a chat with the likes of Golden State Warriors big man Draymond Green, Shaq, Charles Barkley, and Ernie Johnson, the five got into all things All-Star Week.

Check it out above!

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Dee Brown on the advice he offered Jaylen Brown for the Dunk Contest

Hear what one Brown told another before a Celtics return to the NBA Dunk Contest.

Saturday night was not the first time a player wearing a No. 7 jersey represented the Boston Celtics in the NBA’s Dunk Contest, with Dee Brown doing it decades before Jaylen did. On a recent episode of the “Showtime with Michael Cooper,” the elder Brown shed some light on his own experiences in the Dunk Contest, as well as the advice he gave to Jaylen for his entry into the historic contest.

The hosts and Dee also get into the role and style of dunking in the league today, and how it has changed over the years. Whether you’re a die-hard basketball fan or just love a good sports story, this episode is packed with insider insights, laughter, and legendary tales that you won’t want to miss.

Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what one Brown told another before a Celtics return to the NBA Dunk Contest

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TNT somehow didn’t show the first Jaylen Brown dunk contest slam on TV and fans were shocked

This was an egregious mistake by the TNT crew.

The NBA was finally able to convince an All-Star player to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest and immediately made a massive mistake.

Jaylen Brown, an All-Star in the Eastern Conference for the Boston Celtics, had planned a cool tribute to two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Dominique Wilkins.

It was his first dunk of the night and one of the most anticipated moments of the evening at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Yet somehow, TNT’s TV broadcast missed Brown’s dunk as it happened because they were too focused on filming the LED court.

Basketball fans were shocked by the fact that the camera crew botched this one on the broadcast.

Here were some of the immediate reactions to the mistake:

How to watch Celtics forward Jaylen Brown in the NBA’s 2024 Dunk Contest

The final of the night’s three All-Star Week contests, the Dunk Contest will follow the Skills Challenge and 3-Point Shootout.

Star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown will soon be competing in the NBA’s 2024 AT&T Slam Dunk Contest. The Celtics forward will do so along with three other competitors, including the Miami Heat’s Jaime Jaquez, Jr., the New York Knicks’ Jacob Toppin, and the defending champ, the Osceola Magic’s Mac McClung.

The final of the night’s three All-Star Week contests, the Dunk Contest will follow the Skills Challenge and 3-Point Shootout on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. ET. at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium. Fans of the Celtics (or the sport more broadly) can watch the action on TNT as well as on NBA TV via League Pass.

A pair of Celtics alumni will be among the judges of the event, with Gary Payton, Sr. and Dominique Wilkins joined by Mitch Richmond, Fred Jones and Darnell Hillman in assigning grades to each flush of the event.

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All the Boston Celtics’ All-Star Week contest wins in NBA history

The Celtics are among the league’s leading teams when it comes to the Skills Challenge, Dunk Contest, and 3-point shootout.

In the spirit of the 2024 NBA All-Star Week festivities currently underway in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, we lean on an account by our sister site HoopsHype of which team’s players have won the most All-Star Week contests over the years.

The Dunk Contest, Skills Challenge, and 3-Point Contest may not be the focal point of the annual gathering of NBA stars and rising prospects held by the NBA each winter. But they are an integral part of All-Star Week festivities just the same, and over the course of the league’s history of having such competitions, the Celtics rank quite high in winning them.

Let’s take a look at those won by Boston Celtics over the years.

How each of the Boston Celtics’ 4 historical Dunk Contest participants fared

Check out the impressive visual history of Celtics in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

For a contest that has been part of the NBA All-Star Week goings-on for nearly 30 years, you’d think there would have been more Boston Celtics participants than four by 2024, and with Jaylen Brown entering this year’s, there will soon be five. But it has been one aspect of the official All-Star events where the Celtics have been chronically under-represented.

But despite the paucity of Celtic participants over the years, there have been some pretty spectacular flushes across the decades, some of them sharing not only the uniform of Brown, but even the same last name on the jersey.

Let’s take a look at the dunkers, dunks, and how they did.

Victor Wembanyama says he wants to do Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama wants to compete in the Dunk Contest and the 3-Point Contest.

From the moment the San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery, their future was made up. They not only won the right to the first overall pick, but they also won the right to select Victor Wembanyama. And despite the fact that the Spurs haven’t been winning many games this season, Wembanyama’s talent is clear as day.

Wembanyama competed in the Rising Stars game on Friday night at 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, but his team ended up losing. That said, he did give some insight into his potential future plans at All-Star Weekend, revealing that he wants to compete in a couple of different events.

The 20-year-old rookie admitted that competing in the Dunk Contest and 3-Point Contest is something that he’d like to do. (H/t Tomer Azarly of Clutch Points)

“Yeah it’s definitely on my bucket list,” Wembanyama said.

Seeing Wembanyama take part in those activities would certainly be a treat for Spurs (and NBA) fans everywhere.

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Q&A: Dominique Wilkins on the state of the NBA’s dunk contest, underrated players and more

Basketball Hall of Fame forward Dominique Wilkins is one of just six players to have multiple wins in the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest.

Basketball Hall of Fame forward Dominique Wilkins is one of just six players to have multiple wins in the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest.

Wilkins, a nine-time All-Star and former NBA scoring champion who was honored as one of the 75 greatest players in league history, will return to the city where he first won the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest in 1985. This time, he returns as a judge.

While star players like Wilkins rarely compete in the NBA’s AT&T Slam Dunk Contest these days, the “Human Highlight Film” told For The Win that he was pleased to see a top-tier player like Jaylen Brown participate this year.

We touched on lots more during our recent conversation with Wilkins.

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.

Nate Robinson wants All-Star Week’s Dunk Contest to rise again

He hopes that his involvement will help more stars like Jaylen Brown take part.

Nate Robinson wants All-Star Week’s Dunk Contest to rise again, and as a former winner of it, he knows what sort of formula it should take to bring it back to its former glory. A lack of star power and some middling contests has diminished the former marquee event of the league’s annual All-Star Week festivities. However, Nate Rob believes he can help restore its place in the pantheon of All-Star events among younger fans of the league.

Speaking in a recent interview with HoopsHype’s Sam Yip, the former Boston Celtics floor general spent some time breaking down his new role with the Dunk Contest. Robinson also got into how players like star Celtics forward Jaylen Brown could be the spark to revitalizing the now moribund event.

“I’m working with AT&T as a newly appointed AT&T Chief Dunk Officer for 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend,” said Robinson.

Check out Jaylen Brown’s best dunks from the 2023-24 season

Does Jaylen Brown have what it takes to win the 2024 NBA slam dunk contest? Let’s go to the tape.

Boston Celtics superstar Jaylen Brown is reportedly considering entering the 2024 NBA slam dunk contest held February 17 in Indianapolis. Brown is already set to participate in his third All-Star Game that weekend, and would become the fifth Celtic to ever suit up for the dunk contest if he does indeed take part.

Brown stands 6-foot-6, and is among the most prolific dunkers in the NBA. In particular, the Georgia native has a knack for emphatic breakaway slams. That doesn’t necessarily mean he has what it takes to win the dunk contest. Walking away the victor will take a combination of creativity, athleticism, and showmanship.

So, does Brown have what it takes? Check out this highlight real of his best dunks from the 2023-24 season, courtesy of NBC Sports Boston, and decide for yourself.

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