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Come Fan with UsFriday, June 26, 2026

ANIMATED: Dequan Jones’ Slow-Mo Dunk Fail

Dequan Jones took two tries to pull of his last semifinal dunk on Thursday night, failing in a rather spectacular way on his first effort. If it wasn’t bad enough to come up short attempting a dunk on national television, ESPN slowed the thing down. But Jones’ failure benefits all of us, giving us one nifty little GIF.

Here’s Jones missing the mark in slow-mo, after he misjudges his jump.

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On the plus side, he hammered home his second attempt to a standing ovation.

For more on the dunk contest, which topped the NBA version, check out this StoryStream.

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