McClung shows how he three-peat Matt McClung took control of the 2025 Slam Dunk Contest on his very first attempt - soaring over a Kia - and never relinquished it. From his reverse dunk over the ...

And the All-Star Weekend itself is a shell of its former cool and fun self. Then there’s Matt McClung, king of the dunk, the last guardian of hoops purity.

Fresh off his third consecutive NBA Slam Dunk Contest title, Mac McClung has returned to life outside the NBA spotlight, resuming his career in the G League on a two-way contract with the Orlando ...

"We really gonna have “Matt MCclung” win the dunk contest during BLACK HISTORY MONTH," one fan added, intentionally spelling Mac's name wrong.

Matt Levine works as a contributing writer for Newsweek based in California. His expertise is in covering the NBA but he also covers multiple other sports. He has been with Newsweek since 2024.