According to a report from Yahoo! Sports’ Chris Haynes, Jaylen Brown declined an invitation to this weekend’s Slam Dunk Contest. The league had reached out to its young stars to participate, but like Brown, several players declined like the Hornets’ Miles Bridges and #1 pick Anthony Edwards out of Minnesota.
Instead, the field will consist of fairly unknown talents and rookies like the Knicks’ Obi Toppin, the Pacers’ Cassius Stanley, and the Trail Blazers Anfernee Simons. All the All-Star Weekend festivities will happen on the same day with the Slam Dunk Contest as the halftime showcase.