Aaron Gordon is out of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, a disappointment for many NBA fans as well as those who enjoy gravity-defying acrobatics, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Wojnarowski reports that Gordon pulled out due to a hip injury.
The 6-foot-7 forward will be replaced by Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell who has taken the league by storm in his rookie season.
Gordon, in his fourth-year with the Orlando Magic, has participated in the dunk contest twice before.
In 2016, he had a series of mind-boggling and jaw dropping slams en route to a second-place performance.