Toronto Raptors' DeMar DeRozan had the honour of kicking off the marquee event of NBA All-Star Saturday Night, the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. He got things started with the first of two tremendous 1st round dunks, called the "Eastbay Funk Dunk Remix". The judges awarded him a 44, which in my opinion (and many others), was much too low for what he pulled off.
His second, the "Show Stopper", was another visual delight!
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As you can see in the video, DeMar was awarded a perfect 50 by the judges!
DeMar DeRozan ended up with a 1st round total score of 94/100, but instead of being in the finals (deservedly), he was forced to watch on as JaVale McGee & Blake Griffin battled it out for the 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk contest crown, which Blake Griffin ultimately claimed.
Earlier in the day, Chris Bosh was interviewed during the All-Star Game practice and was asked his thoughts on what it's like seeing his former Toronto Raptors teammates and who he'd be cheering for in the Dunk Contest (I believe it was NBATVCanada's David Amber who posed both questions):
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