Derrick Jones Jr

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... weekend. Who or what will steal the show this year. Looking back on Friday night, the well-known You Tube NBA player imitator Brandon Armstrong won the MVP award for the celebrity game. However, Jarrius Robertson, a 14-year-old with chronic liver disease, provided the best highlight of the night when he scored on one attempt as a surprise contributor in the fourth quarter for the West squad. ESPN anchor Jemele Hill coached the East celebrities to victory over colleague and co-host Michael Smith in an 88-59 blowout. In the Rising Stars Challenge, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray rose above all his peers to capture MVP honors. He shot 9-of-14 from three-point range for the World team. He caught fire after Frank Kaminsky's hot hand cooled off for the U. S. A team in the second half. What should we expect over the next two days, and where can you tune into the action. NBA All-Star Weekend Schedule. Skills Challenge: Bigs vs. Smalls. Jeff Haynes/Getty Images. At every possible turn, Boston ...

Who Is Derrick Jones Jr

... after the ACT board threw out my test score, which meant I couldn’t finish my freshman season. I would’ve made an episode about the NBA draft party my parents threw for me last June. Sixty picks and two rounds later, my parents were cleaning up the food and the balloons and I was still undrafted. I would’ve made an episode about how, after going undrafted, I lost my best chance at impressing NBA teams when I got injured the week before Summer League began. And I would’ve made another episode about finally making the Suns roster this year — and then getting sent down to the D-League right away. In other words, it would’ve been cool to have a record of all the times the world told me, “I don’t believe in you.”. I’ll never forget what that doubt feels like. Photo By John W. Mcdonough/SI/Getty Images. I was three years old in 2000, when the greatest dunk contest of all time took place. Obviously I missed it live, but I’ve watched it on You Tube hundreds of times. That ...

Glenn Robinson Iii Crowned Champion

... a final frenzy and earning him another 50 from the judges to seal the deal. "I couldn't dunk until my sophomore year in high school, and now not even a decade later, I won an NBA Dunk Contest," Robinson III told reporters after he had won. "Going into this, I hadn't really practiced any trick dunks. I hadn't really got time. I focused on playing. I focused on starting and playing to the best of my ability. When they gave me this chance, it took me a week to come up with some things that nobody's ever seen in the NBA dunk contest.". Prior to the Dunk Contest, Kristaps Porzingis of the New York Knicks won the Taco Bell Skills Challenge, and Eric Gordon of Houston Rockets (and North Central High School in Indianapolis) was crowned champion of the JBL Three Point Contest. All of which set the stage for the night's main event, the Slam Dunk Contest. From there, Robinson III showed what ...

Nba All-star Saturday

... George, a mascot and a cheerleader, as he participates in the NBA All-Star Verizon slam dunk contest on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. (Credit: Getty Images / Ronald Martinez). Derrick Jones Jr., #10, of the Phoenix Suns competes in the NBA All-Star Verizon slam dunk contest on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. ADVERTISE HERE. (Credit: Getty Images / Ronald Martinez). Derrick Jones Jr., #10, of the Phoenix Suns competes in the NBA All-Star Verizon slam dunk contest on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. (Credit: Getty Images / Ronald Martinez). Aaron Gordon, #0, of the Orlando Magic competes in the NBA All-Star Verizon slam dunk contest on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. (Credit: Getty Images / Ronald Martinez). Aaron Gordon, #0, of the Orlando Magic competes in the NBA All-Star Verizon slam dunk contest on Saturday, ...

Stars Shine Bright For Nba All-star Saturday Night Festivities

... it seemed like every one of them was in attendance at All-Star Saturday Night. Spike Lee, center, talks to former NBA stars, from left, Oscar Robertson, Dominique Wilkins and Horace Grant. Jeff Duncan, __link__ | The Times-Picayune. Among the former NBA legends were Louisiana natives Bill Russell and Willis Reed, along with Oscar Robertson, David Robinson, Dominique Wilkins, Alonzo Mourning and George Gervin. Also in attendance were Chance The Rapper, singer John Legend, actor-director Spike Lee, Actor Anthonie Mackie, rapper 2 Chainz, comedian Anthony Anderson and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. "It's truly the NBA family in town," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. Big skills. Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis brought Spike Lee to his feet by winning the Skills Challenge in a tight contest against Gordon Hayward. It was the second year in a row that a big man won the contest. Minnesota center Karl-Anthony Towns won the competition ...

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The Best Dunker You've Never Seen

... off his athleticism in the D-League, Jones accepted an invitation to participate in the All-Star Weekend festivities. “It’s a secret, but you’re going to like what you see. You’re going to love it. It’s going to be something you’ve never seen before.”. — Derrick Jones Jr. “They told me they were thinking about my name being considered in the dunk contest,” Jones said. “I told them if they want me to do it, then I’m going to 100 percent. I’m happy to be in it. I’m going to put on a show for real.”. Jones will be the seventh Suns player to compete in the dunk contest; Larry Nance (1984*, 1985), Tim Perry (1989), Kenny Battle (1990), Cedric Ceballos (1992*, 1993), Michael Finley (1996), and Amar’e Stoudemire (2003, 2005). *Denotes Slam Dunk Contest Champion. The journey may not have been easy, but Jones has battled his way through the adversity. “This is all surreal since the beginning of the season,” Jones said. “Everything has been like a blur to me. I went from getting ruled ineligible in college for ATC ...

Booker, Jones Jr. Show Off Talent, Skills And High-flying Dunks

... when Reggie Jackso n (his partner in an ill-designed team version that year) before being traded a year later to Miami, and then Isaiah Thoma s represented the Suns in 2015 a few days before being traded to the Celtic s. Before those guys, the last Suns player in the Skills Challenge was Steve Nas h, who was later traded to the Laker s. This year, it’s Devin Booker repping the Suns. Let’s hope this isn’t the death knell on Booker’s Suns career. If you want to watch this vid, click here. Here’s a video of highlights from last year, in case you have no clue what the heck a ‘Skills Challenge’ is. Airplane Mode engaged, about 8:00 PM AZ Time. Hopefully, the world will get to see Derrick Jones Jr., better known as ‘Airplane Mode’, dunk his way into history. To watch the whole video, click here. Thanks to the Lakers being so, so, so bad, Airplane Mode got his first dunks in an NBA game just three days ago. But he’s got a fully guaranteed Suns contract in his hand, and he’s been lighting up the D-League this year on his frequent assignments with the NAZ Suns. Have fun watching our talented guys. Oklahoma City ...

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... for the Phoenix Suns, had the most impressive made dunks. But his struggles in the first round of the finals cost the former Archbishop Carroll standout. Jones missed all three of his attempts to jump over people while putting the ball between his legs He finished with a score of 37. But Jones got a perfect score of 50 on his second attempt to finish with a combined score of 87. Robinson, a former Sixer, clinched the victory by dunking over Paul George, the Pacers mascot, and an Indiana cheerleader on his second attempt. He was awarded a 50. The forward had a combined score of 94. The 7-foot-3 Porzingis defeated Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward in the finals to become the second 7-footer to win the skills challenge. Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns was the first, winning last season. "It's a good feeling that I'm able to showcase ...

The ‘other’ Derrick Jones Receives Invite To Nba Dunk Competition

... Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports. While 19-year-old Philadelphia Union midfielder Derrick Jones appears poised to make his Major League Soccer debut this season, another Derrick Jones with ties to the area has parlayed his brief stint in the NBA into an invite to the league’s dunk competition. The Phoenix Suns rookie, whose full name is Derrick Jones Jr., grew up not far from where Talen Energy Stadium now sits in basketball-crazed Chester and starred at Archbishop Carroll High School in Radnor before heading west for a season at UNLV. NCAA eligibility issues led him to leave college early and after going undrafted the 6-foot-7 small forward has worked his way up from the Development League to make two appearances this season for the Suns, including his debut against his hometown team in November. Sound familiar. The Derrick Jones in the Union organization starred at Bethlehem Steel FC last season, earning a first-team contract and a debut with the club in a friendly against Crystal Palace after playing in the Union Academy for three seasons. Just recently, head coach Jim Curtin said he wants to see the Ghana native pushing for more than just a place in the ...