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Shaquille O’Neal’s Priceless Reaction During NBA All Star Dunk Contest Sends Fans in a Frenzy
The NBA All-star game weekend comprises the prestigious Slam Dunk Contest, which has been one of the main star attractions for a really long time now. But sometimes, even the best of the best may not be able to recreate the magic. And seeing the face of Shaquille O’Neal at the event, this might be one of those times.
The All-Star Slam dunk contest was the last of the events before the All-Star game. This year the participants were Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony, Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green, Golden State Warriors Joan Toscano-Anderson and New York Knicks forward Obi Toppin.
Cole Anthony was the first to go, and he got his dad involved. He finished his first dunk with a left-handed windmill dunk. Then it was Toscano-Anderson who jumped over his teammate and windmill it as well. Obi Toppin went next, and he went behind the back while jumping over a person. The last to go was Jalen Green, who took his time to go. He had a gold chain with a small screen showing his highlights. And then after that, he took several tries for a dunk attempt. When he finally got one, it was caught in mid-air, after which he windmilled it.
Shaq was among the attendees at the festivities. He wasn’t impressed by the display and his face was showing it. He looked pretty bored after the displays.
Shaq has seen enough
(h/t @overtime) pic.twitter.com/V2OO0YKd2e
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 20, 2022
Fans go crazy after seeing Shaquille O’Neal
The NBA fans went berserk seeing Shaq’s face. They also weren’t pleased by the dunk contest.
That shit is embarrassing
— Hitmire (@hitmire) February 20, 2022
Shit ain’t been the same since this pic.twitter.com/N7UBnE6yDl
— Sharife Cooper’s Headband (@SHAR1FECOOPER) February 20, 2022
Watching the Dunk Contest pic.twitter.com/ijhNTXJ2qQ
— back to back SZN (@WucksInSix) February 20, 2022
“Jalen Green going for the dunk” pic.twitter.com/Obs0SW8EVR
— 𝕸𝖊𝖑𝖔 (@WokeMelo) February 20, 2022
From this to that. David Stern in pain rn pic.twitter.com/wtUyYOn0Qp
— DonRobbieBurner (@DonRobbieBurner) February 20, 2022
Everyone watching this rn pic.twitter.com/JwWo4RYzq2
— Kameron (@NotTheMauler) February 20, 2022
The worst slam dunk contest of all time. Did they even warm up? Even Marc Gasol woulda won this contest.
— sk (@sk65445344) February 20, 2022
The dunk contest today pic.twitter.com/SQQRtATjqL
— Isaiah Minter (@IzzyJet771) February 20, 2022
— Berg81 (@keepitrealist81) February 20, 2022
— Sla (@yhan451) February 20, 2022
This is absolute garbage. No creativity AT ALL! like they weren’t expecting to be there in the FINALS at end. And it should have been cole and green but they blew it bad. But they were more creative and had something special planned. These 2 were bums!
— Andy B (@AndyBurroughs) February 20, 2022
This is garbage.. pic.twitter.com/M6zMNpcO0U
— Kuato (@6thGradeMustach) February 20, 2022
— ً (@SamHoweII) February 20, 2022
Lmao pic.twitter.com/09WQEPkZob
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB) February 20, 2022
Watching them take so many tries pic.twitter.com/AlZERadBUc
— Marcus Johnson (@MJdaGOAT_03) February 20, 2022
NBA All-star weekend so far
The All-star weekend started off with the NBA All-Star celebrity game featuring retired NBA players, WNBA players, actors, musicians, and athletes from sports other than basketball. This year the Celebs included Myles Garrett, Daniel Gibson, Jack Harlow, Anjali Ranadive, Ranveer Singh, Quavo, Machine Gun Kelly, and others. The Rising stars challenge was next and in a new format. There were four teams coached by former players and they had a mini-tournament among them.
Nov 12, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) dunks for a basket ahead of Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
It was then followed by the Skills challenge in which Team Cavs emerged as the winner. Tomorrow will be the marquee action of the weekend as Team LeBron takes on Team Durant in the NBA All-Star Game.
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