Jalen Green, who just turned 20 years old this month, is the favorite to win the Slam Dunk contest on Saturday over the Knicks’ Obi Toppin, Magic’s Cole Anthony and Warriors’ Juan Toscano-Anderson. The reason why the Rockets’ lone representative in Saturday’s NBA All-Star Weekend festivities is nearly even money – he’s currently at +130, according to OddsShark – to take home the trophy? YouTube exists.
Due to the pandemic, Green missed out on competing in the McDonald’s All-American Game dunk contest that usually is broadcast on ESPN, but he’s been in plenty of other dunk contests that continue to rack up views online.