AP, CHICAGOMiami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr celebrated his 23rd birthday by winning the All-Star slam dunk contest, edging Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon in a memorable showdown that required two tiebreaker jams. Jones and Gordon each got a perfect 50 on their two dunks in the final, then they got two more perfect scores on their first jam in the dunk-off. He then took the ball from Fall’s hands on his way to a thunderous dunk. The United Center gasped as the courtside NBA stars celebrated, but Gordon was awarded a 47, giving the victory to Jones. The NBA has renamed its All-Star most valuable player award in honor of Kobe Bryant.

Source: Taipei Times February 16, 2020 15:56 UTC