MANILA, Philippines – Move over Shaquille O'Neal and Dwight Howard, there's a new Superman in town. Oklahoma City's Hamidou Diallo is the 2019 NBA Slam Dunk champion, besting returning contestant Dennis Smith Jr. in the finals with a two-handed flush over rapper Quavo in the championship round. The newly minted slam dunk champion over O'Neal en route to a Vince Carter honey dip dunk for a perfect 50-point routine that sent him to the finals, eliminating Charlotte's own MilesBut Diallo's title-clinching dunk wasn't the best highlight of his night. Bridges and Atlanta Hawks' Josh Collins. Diallo ripped his jersey after the dunk to reveal a Superman shirt underneath, an ode to Howard's Superman dunk in 2008.

Source: Philippine Star February 17, 2019 04:00 UTC