Mac McClung. Image via: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Cam Hazzard, a former Frisco Lone Star standout now studying at Abilene Christian, took home the title and the $500,000 prize from Shaquille O’Neal. 8 seed knocked out the bracket’s top seed in a format that gave no second chances. It’s a quiet ending compared to McClung’s usual dominance in dunk competitions, where he’s won three straight NBA Slam Dunk Contest titles from 2023 through 2025.
It’s the kind of dunk that gets replayed regardless of what the scoreboard says afterward. Mac McClung didn’t need to win Tuesday night to steal the show. The three-time NBA Slam Dunk champion got bounced early from the inaugural Dunkman World Championship in Atlanta, but not before he cleared three people stacked inside a car, a dunk that turned an elimination into the moment everyone was talking about the next morning. The championship itself belonged to someone else entirely. Bleacher Report posted the clip of the dunk on X, and it left them stunned, tagging it alongside the Dunkman World Championship broadcast airing on TNT and HBO Max. For all the online buzz, McClung’s tournament run is over. Chen’s win as the No.
McClung’s night ended earlier than expected, but his highlight outlasted the result.