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LOS ANGELES, USA – Oklahoma City Thunder’s Hamidou Diallo used Shaquille O’Neal as a prop to capture the NBA Slam Dunk title on Saturday, February 17 (Sunday, February 18, Philippine time).
The high-flying rookie put out a call over the loudspeaker for the “biggest person in the building” and out strolled the 7-foot-1 O’Neal, who is considered one of the greatest players in league history.
Diallo positioned O’Neal 4 feet from the basket and sailed over the NBA legend to finish with his right arm stuffed inside the rim.
SUPERMAN ALERT!
— NBA (@NBA) February 17, 2019
Hamidou Diallo leaps over @SHAQ and finishes with the HONEY DIP DUNK for a ! #ATTSlamDunk #StateFarmSaturday @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/izASQbFDYC
Another look:
#ATTSlamDunk champion Hamidou Diallo RISES over @SHAQ in #PhantomCam! #StateFarmSaturday pic.twitter.com/U2oAezayC6
— NBA (@NBA) February 17, 2019
He brought the crowd at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina to its feet and the judges responded by giving him a perfect 50 score.
The Slam Dunk event was one of several skills contests featured on Saturday night as part of the build-up to Sunday’s 2019 NBA All-Star game.
“The atmosphere was great,” Diallo said. “I just came out and gave the crowd what they were looking for.”
Diallo needed a 43 to win on his second and last dunk of the finals to beat New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith, who finished runner-up.
Diallo also called on US rapper Quavious Marshall (Quavo) to hold the ball just above his head, sprinted from the right corner of the court and crammed a two-handed jam.
Hamidou Diallo clears @QuavoStuntin for the flush to receive a 45 and win the #ATTSlamDunk contest! #StateFarmSaturday pic.twitter.com/phERgNVvBz
— NBA (@NBA) February 17, 2019
“I was a little nervous,” Diallo confessed. – Rappler.com
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