Basketball history is full of small-town guys who emerge as great players. David Thompson came from Shelby, NC, pop. 20,000. Zion Williamson is from Spartanburg, SC, pop. 38,000. Dominique Wilkins is from Washington, NC, pop. 9,875. So is Bam Adebayo and don’t even get us started on Kinston.
We’re pretty sure no one much has come out of Gate City, Virginia, pop. 2,034, at least not athletically. There is one notable exception though: Mac McClung.
Just 6-2 and having not really caught on with an NBA team, McClung is gifted with a 48” vertical. And Saturday, McClung put on a show in the NBA Dunk Contest that is going to become legend - and probably already is.