{"id":204077,"date":"2021-03-08T08:27:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T07:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=204077"},"modified":"2021-03-08T08:27:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T07:27:23","slug":"anfernee-simons-wins-slam-dunk-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/anfernee-simons-wins-slam-dunk-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Anfernee Simons wins Slam Dunk Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anfernee Simons became the first player in Blazers history to win the Slam Dunk Contest.<br \/>\n&#8220;A dream came true&#8221; Simons said after the victory.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a8Ng2btsXeI\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Per ESPN, Simons won the contest over Toppin in the final round via a new rule called the &#8220;Judge&#8217;s choice.&#8221; Simons and Toppin had one dunk each in the round, and instead of a score, the five judges selected a name, with Simons receiving three votes to Toppin&#8217;s two.<\/p>\n<p>The contest was judged by five former dunk champions: Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins (1985, 1990), Spud Webb (1986), Dee Brown (1991), Jason Richardson (2002, 2003) and Josh Smith (2005).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9D5YueDuQoM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Simons said his goal for the last dunk was to kiss the rim, but he also wanted to make sure he didn&#8217;t hit his head.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In practice, I never actually kissed the rim, but I was like, &#8216;I gotta commit to it,'&#8221; Simons said. &#8220;I tried to put a mouthpiece in last-minute, but it didn&#8217;t fit in my mouth. 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