{"id":1056205,"date":"2020-02-15T23:21:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T04:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1056205"},"modified":"2020-02-17T01:01:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T06:01:33","slug":"aaron-gordon-dunks-over-seven-foot-five-tacko-fall-in-slam-dunk-contest-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/aaron-gordon-dunks-over-seven-foot-five-tacko-fall-in-slam-dunk-contest-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Gordon dunks over seven-foot-five Tacko Fall in Slam Dunk Contest (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Magic star Aaron Gordon was robbed of a title the last time he competed in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, so he brought out all the stops on Saturday night, in hopes of winning.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon brought his &#8220;A&#8221; game, with the perfect blend of creativity and skill to entertain the crowd &#8212; with nearly every dunk.<\/p>\n<p>The best one on the night somehow got him his lowest score &#8212; a 47 &#8212; yet it was unbelievably sick. Gordon brought out seven-foot-five Tacko Fall, and dunked *over* him for a ridiculously difficult slam.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Aaron Gordon dunks over SEVEN-FOOT-FIVE Tacko Fall at Slam Dunk Contest\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_pk8gSq4Vaw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A 47 for that dunk was highway robbery. 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