Anfernee Simons kissed goodbye the competition in the NBA Slam Dunk Competition Sunday night, nearly locking lips with the rim in a grand finale that was deemed good enough to edge Obi Toppin for the 2021 crown as the league’s top dunker during the annual All-Star festivities in Atlanta.
The 21-year-old from the Portland Trail Blazers shared the All-Star Game undercard spotlight with Stephen Curry, who needed to make his last shot to edge Mike Conley in the 3-Point Contest, and Domantas Sabonis, who won a battle of big men over Nikola Vucevic for the Skills Challenge crown.
SIMONS GETTING WAYYY UP.. WATCH #NBAALLSTAR ON TNT!
All 3 dunks from 2021 #ATTSlamDunk champion Anfernee Simons. 🍿 pic.twitter.com/JhSTv7DLj0
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
After winning Round 1 of the three-man competi…
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