Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr walked away with as the champion of the 2020 NBA Slam Dunk competition. Even though he walked away with the crown, there is a lot of controversy saying that someone else should’ve won the contest. That guy was Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon.
Aaron Gordon was remembered in the 2016 NBA Dunk Contest, where he had a showdown with former Minnesota Timberwolves player Zach Lavine. Lavine came away winning the contest, but some people believed that it should’ve been awarded to Gordon instead. Gordon decided to try again in 2017, but failed to get to the finals. After two years of watching the dunk contest, Gordon decided to give it another shot and compete in the 2020 dunk contest.
Derrick Jones Jr and Aaron Gordon pulled off two amazing dunks to put themselves in the finals, eliminating the other two contestants Lakers’ Dwight Howard and Bucks’ Pat Connaughton.
Derrick Jones Jr and Aaron Gordon put on a fun show for the fans, which made it tough for the judges to decide who to win. So they decided to have one last dunk off and whoever scored the highest won. Derrick Jones Jr came out and did a windmill dunk with a foot inside the free throw line and got a 48. Aaron Gordon had to get at least a 49 to win the contest. Gordon called over 7’6 Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall, and jumped over Tacko to dunk it. Everyone thought that Aaron Gordon was going to get 50 and he was finally was going to be the winner, but they gave him a 47 instead. Dwayne Wade (former Miami Heat player), Candace Parker (a former WNBA player), and Chadwick Boseman (actor) gave Gordon a 9 and Jones walked away with the title.
Aaron Gordon SHOULD’VE won that dunk contest, Derrick Jones Jr put on a show, but he should have not won the award. Aaron Gordon’s last dunk was way better than Derrick Jones Jr last dunk. I was glad they didn’t decide to give them both of the award, because that would just be a soft move by the judges, but they voted the wrong winner. When someone jumps over a 7’6 player, should regardless get a 50, but the judges did Aaron Gordon dirty.
I personally blame Dwayne Wade for the reason why Aaron Gordon did not win the dunk contest. Dwayne Wade all night was rooting for his former Miami Heat teammates with Bam Adebayo in the Skills Competition, Duncan Robinson in the 3 point contest, and obviously Jones in the dunk contest. Dwayne Wade should’ve never been a judge in the contest, and I feel like he voted 9 to make sure that Derrick Jones could possibly win. It was a very biased move and was an absolute cheat in the contest.
Aaron Gordon announced that he is never doing the dunk contest again, which I don’t blame him at all. He should’ve walked away with two Slam Dunk crowns, but instead he walked away with nothing. A guy that had 5 perfect dunk scores on the night, got robbed of the slam dunk crown.
Aaron Gordon was the winner of the Dunk Contest, not Derrick Jones Jr. It may be my opinion, but to me its a fact.
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