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Report: Celtics’ Jaylen Brown ‘seriously considering’ entering NBA Slam Dunk Contest
Brown would be the fifth Celtics player to take part in a Slam Dunk Contest.
Jaylen Brown has developed a reputation over the years as one of the most bombastic, gravity-defying dunkers in the NBA.
And with the 27-year-old Celtics swingman already expected to play in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, it seems like Brown is interested in showcasing his high-flying talents beyond a standard game setting.
According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Brown is “seriously considering” participating in the Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star weekend, which will be held from Feb. 16-18 in Indianapolis. The full list of participants will be released later this week.
Brown, who is set to take part in his third All-Star Game, was asked earlier this season if he’d be interested in taking part in the showcase event.
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“We’ll see,” Brown told reporters back in December of participating in a Slam Dunk Contest. “I haven’t put any thought into it. Maybe if the people want it, enough people ask for it, we’ll get it.
“As of now, I’m not really thinking about it. … “[Dunking is] just all instinct. That’s all it is. You kind of read and react as I see the parts kind of moving. Then the defense making the rotations, you kind of know where to go and when to go and kind of the game tells you what to do.”
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Brown, who is averaging 22.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game this season, would be the fifth Celtics player to take part in a Slam Dunk Contest — and the first since Gerald Green, who won the event in 2006-07.
Dee Brown also won the event in 1991 with his famous no-look dunk, while Greg Minor (1996) and Ricky Davis (2004) also participated while donning Celtic green.
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