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Miami’s Derrick Jones Jr edges Aaron Gordon in epic NBA slam dunk contest

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The Heat forward celebrated his 23rd birthday by winning a sensational All-Star slam dunk contest, edging Orlando Magic star Aaron Gordon Aaron Gordon lost another epic dunk contest. And it was by a couple of inches namely, the top of Tacko Falls head. Derrick Jones Jr finally got his long-awaited dunk contest title as an exclamation point to an epic All-Star Saturday Night, both for him and the Miami Heat. Jones Jr and Gordon needed two extra dunks apiece in the final round before deciding a winner, Jones Jr prevailing…

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In 2018, Kobe Bryant Won an Academy Award for this Animated Short Film

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Dear Basketball is a 2017 American animated short film written and narrated by Kobe Bryant and directed and animated by Glen Keane, with music by John Williams. The film is based on a letter Kobe Bryant wrote to The Players’ Tribune on November 29, 2015 announcing his retirement from basketball. #MambaForever Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/kobe-bryant-animated-short-film-dear-basketball/

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