Video: NBA Announces Slam Dunk Contest Participants

The NBA has announced the participants for this year's Slam Dunk Contest - Indiana Pacers' Cassius Stanley, New York Knicks' Obi Toppin & Portland Trail Blazers' Anfernee Simons. The contest will take part at half-time of the All-Star Game on Sunday March 7th.

NBA Slam Dunk Contest participants. pic.twitter.com/UxDBXysXhP
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) March 3, 2021

All three players can jump out of the gym, and none have participated in the Slam Dunk Contest before, so hopefully they can bring some excitement to the event this year. They will be in tough as past Slam Dunk Contest champions Jason Richardson, Spud Webb, Dee Brown, Dominique Wilkins and Josh Smith will be judging the competition.

BREAKING: Dominique Wilkins, Jason Richardson, Spud Webb, Dee Brown, and Josh Smith will be 2021 NBA Slam Dunk Contest judges!

All former champions! 💯

Thoughts? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/4zpTJFPAXJ
— NBA Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) March 3, 2021

Check out some very worthy dunks by the participants below...

Still trying to wrap our heads around this Cassius Stanley dunk…..

Will he pull this out in this year’s NBA Dunk Contest? @cassius_stanley pic.twitter.com/nGVJWDF0LV
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) March 3, 2021