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Slam Dunk Contest 2012 Video: Paul George Pays Tribute To Larry Bird With Sticker

Indiana Pacers forward Paul George ramped up the creativity in the second round by turning out the lights and wearing a glow-in-the-dark uniform for a visually interesting dunk. In the third round, he rewarmed an old idea: the sticker dunk.

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George put a sticker of Boston Celtics legend and Pacers bigwig Larry Bird on his left hand and attempted an up-and-under slam from the corner. The only problem? He missed on his first four attempts, and put two stickers up without putting the ball in the hoop.

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That left George to merely execute his dunk on his subsequent tries ... while still going through the motions and slapping the backboard without putting up a sticker. It was anticlimactic when he finally slammed one home, but he did put up the night’s best result, a 40, on the Dunk Intensity Meter.

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