It might have featured one of the best throwdowns in recent times, but it certainly wasn’t one of the better dunk contests we’ve seen.
Hamidou Diallo stole the show – and the trophy – with his wild Vince Carter-esque elbow slam over Shaq, but there were also a lot of underwhelming dunks, and a lot of misses.
Naturally, NBA Twitter wasn’t thrilled with how things played out and subsequently roasted the contest in hilarious fashion.
"The dunk contest is going to be good this year." #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/DLXzMbiad8
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 17, 2019
save us @ZionW32
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 17, 2019
I have never seen worse judging and I like boxing.
— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) February 17, 2019
Robert Mueller gotta investigate that 50 for Dennis Smith Jr.
— Zito (@_Zeets) February 17, 2019
😭#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/2RRQg6hszS
— #RingerNBA (@ringernba) February 17, 2019
She was fed up 😂#ATTSlamDunk pic.twitter.com/DeVgsaBZjn
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 17, 2019
Tonight, Dennis Smith Jr became a Knick
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) February 17, 2019
Dennis Smith Jr., release your tax returns.
— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) February 17, 2019
Can we fast-forward to next year’s dunk contest? pic.twitter.com/zavvHQqF77
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 17, 2019
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