Oklahoma City’s Hamidou Diallo has been added to the 2019 NBA Slam Dunk Contest due to an injury to Derrick Jones Jr.
OKC’s Hamidou Diallo to replace Derrick Jones Jr. in the 2019 Slam Dunk Contest, per @ChrisBHaynes pic.twitter.com/pDfxeIXXgd
— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) February 1, 2019
Miami’s Derrick Jones Jr., as reported by @OMaroneyNBA, was originally set to participate in the event before suffering a knee injury. https://t.co/rwl38oKoC7
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) February 1, 2019
The former Kentucky Wildcat would be the third to win the Slam Dunk contest since Kenny Walker did in 1988 and John Wall in 2014.
Here is a little sample of Diallo’s high flying in-game action:
