Former Edgewater basketball standout Anfernee Simons elevated his stature in the NBA by winning the Slam Dunk Contest at halftime of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta.
Simons, a third-year Portland Trailblazers backup guard, changed into a Tracy McGrady jersey on his second turn to pay homage to one of his childhood Orlando Magic favorites and mimic a slam T-Mac performed in the 2000 Dunk Contest. Simons tossed the ball into the air, caught it on a high bounce and finished with a spinning 360 two-hand slam. That earned 49 points with four of the five judges giving a perfect 10 score.