Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan had the honour of kicking off the marquee event of NBA All-Star Saturday Night, the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. He got things started with the first of two tremendous 1st round dunks, called the “Eastbay Funk Dunk Remix”. The judges awarded him a 44, which in my opinion (and many others), was much too low for what he pulled off.
His second, the “Show Stopper”, was another visual delight!
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DeMar was awarded a perfect 50 by the judges!
DeMar DeRozan ended up with a 1st round total score of 94/100, but instead of being in the finals (deservedly), he and Serge Ibaka were forced to watch on as JaVale McGee & Blake Griffin battled it out for the 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk contest crown, which Blake Griffin ultimately claimed.
Earlier in the day, Chris Bosh was interviewed during the All-Star Game practice and was asked his thoughts on what it’s like seeing his former Toronto Raptors teammates and who he’d be cheering for in the Dunk Contest (I believe it was NBATVCanada’s David Amber who posed both questions):
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(via @CBSSportsNBA)
Finally, but certainly not least, our own Payal Doshi is in Los Angeles taking in the NBA All-Star weekend celebrations. She’s been doing some blogging since she’s been there, and you can guarantee she’ll have some great vlogs and content to share when she returns! Here’s her thoughts after Day 1 of her adventure:
http://insidethepurpleroom.com/archives/2886
DeMar has officially stated that he won’t be participating in another Slam Dunk Contest unless it’s in Toronto, and that he plans to ‘go hard’ in the second half of the NBA season! Nothing like some extra motivation to keep your game rising to the top!
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