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Watch: Aaron Gordon dunked over Tacko Fall and got completely robbed
Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) delivered the coolest drunk during the dunk contest. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Aaron Gordon dunked over Tacko Fall and got completely robbed

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports  |  By Larry Brown  |  Last updated 2/15/20

Aaron Gordon delivered one of the coolest dunks in the dunk contest that we have seen, but he got robbed and lost to Derrick Jones Jr. in the finals on Saturday night at United Center in Chicago.

Gordon needed more than a 48 to win the competition and decided to bring out 7-foot-5 Boston Celtics big man Tacko Fall for an assist. The Orlando Magic star jumped over Tacko for the huge dunk, bringing down the house:

Somehow Gordon was only given a 47 on the dunk and lost out to Jones, who got a 48 on his dunk.

Amazingly, Tacko told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne that Gordon using him on the dunk was unplanned.

Jones Jr. was excellent in the contest as well, but that doesn’t change that Gordon got robbed on his score.

Here were Gordon’s other dunks, all of which got perfect 50 scores:

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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