NEW ORLEANS – DeAndre Jordan would watch the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest as a kid and wonder how the contestants jumped so far, wishing one day he could be in their shoes.
That wait ends Saturday night.
Before Jordan competes in his first All-Star Game Sunday night, he’ll take part for the first time in Saturday’s Verizon Slam Dunk contest, joining Orlando’s Aaron Gordon, Phoenix’s Derrick Jones Jr. and Indiana’s Glenn Robinson III at the Smoothie King Center.
“As you get older, now having an opportunity to do it, I think it’s really special,” Jordan said.