Zion Williamson says he'll do dunk contest if voted All-Star - ESPN

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson said he will participate in the dunk contest if he makes the All-Star team.

Williamson scored 16 points in 26 minutes in a dominant 139-98 win Tuesday over the Toronto Raptors. After the game, the Duke product was asked if he could ever see himself participating in the dunk contest.

«If I'm in the All-Star Game, I'll do the dunk contest,» he said. «But if I'm not, I'm not doing it.»

Williamson, 23, has been an All-Star twice — in 2021, his second year in the league, and last season. He did not make the team this year despite averaging 22.1 points and 5.1 assists for the No. 5 seed Pelicans.

The dunk contest has struggled to attract stars in recent years; before Jaylen Brown this year, DeAndre Jordan was the last then-current All-Star to participate in the Dunk Contest.

G League player Matt McClung is the reigning champion, having won his second straight contest last month.