Diallo soars over Shaq to win Slam Dunk contest
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Hamidou Diallo leaped over an NBA Hall of Famer en route to a memorable victory in the Slam Dunk contest on Saturday.
Diallo stunned the Charlotte crowd on All-Star weekend after flying over Los Angeles Lakers great O’Neal, who stands at 2.16metres tall.
With Thunder team-mates Russell Westbrook and Paul George watching from the sidelines – and wearing a Superman t-shirt underneath his Thunder jersey – Diallo got the arena on its feet as he finished with his elbow inside the basket.
That gave Diallo a score of 50 and a 98-point total in the first round as he progressed to the final along with New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr.
SUPER-HAM. All 10’s with @SHAQ pic.twitter.com/woQhIpQ8Zs
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) February 17, 2019
After channelling Vince Carter’s iconic 2000 dunk attempt, Diallo was not to be denied as the 20-year-old soared over American artist Quavo en route to an overall score of 88, three points more than Smith.
