Mac McClung says he'd be perfectly content with never suiting up in the NBA dunk contest ever again ... but won't entirely slam the door on the possibility of another title defense -- telling TMZ Sports he's keeping his options open.
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00:00Man, it's still a blur really.
00:03I really haven't even watched the contest yet, but I had a lot of support from family
00:07and friends and it's been really nice having them there and just kind of enjoying it with
00:11them.
00:12You obviously have the season still to come, but you know, everyone's going to want to
00:15see you go back and go for history again, four straight.
00:19How quick do you even think about that and getting back to the lab and trying to think
00:22what else, what could you do to top these dunks from this year?
00:26You know, I was really kind of at peace with this being my last time, but definitely the
00:33people have not really let me have too much peace with it, talking about next year already.
00:38So I don't know, I'm probably pretty set where I'm at, but you know, I never say never.
00:44When you see the names that are, you know, people are starting to talk on social media,
00:48whether serious or not, you see the Jabba Rantz and Giannis and Aaron Gordon and Zach
00:53Levine, doesn't, does that excite you to bring big star power and up the competition
00:57for you?
00:58Yeah, I mean, it excites me for the contest.
01:02I really love the contest and I think it deserves those guys and it's such a beautiful weekend.
01:07I'd love to see those guys out there.
01:09How fun is it?
01:10We talked last year, same event, to get to give back to the community in Orlando who
01:14are supporting you like you're doing today at Raising Cairns.
01:18Man, it means the world to me.
01:20I've been lucky enough to have this partnership three years in a row and get to experience,
01:24you know, kind of a victory lap with these guys and, you know, it's a partnership that
01:29feels more family based than anything.
01:31So I'm super happy to be here and it's a good time as always.
01:34Last thing, if you do go back for a fourth, is there one person that you would most want
01:39to compete against in a dunk contest?
01:41I think whoever wants to do it.
01:43I love doing things where people are all in and I think, yeah, I don't know, I think I'd
01:48be honored if I did it again with any of those guys that were tweeting and think they're
01:53all incredible dunkers that I'd be honored to share that stage with.