Kendrick Perkins challenges Ant, Me, Wemby to fix ’embarrassing’ dunk contest

ByNBAUSA



With Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson has won the 2026 dunk contestthere is still some discussion about the event itself and the changes that need to be made. While people wonder what it is the future of slam dunk contests will look like thisformer player Kendrick Perkins has a claim to the league.

Perkins didn’t hold back his feelings about Saturday’s event, saying the dunk contest was “shame” and “horrible”. He believes that what would help to fix that would be the involvement of the big players, and the three he mentions are Anthony Edwards, I Morantand Victor Vembanyama.

“It was an embarrassment. If there was one thing that stood out that was an embarrassing moment of All-Star weekend, that dunk contest was terrible,” Perkins said. “And I wouldn’t say that…and I’ll sit here today and say that the slam dunk contest doesn’t have to go anywhere, but it has to be fixed. And the only way to fix it is you need big, top players, big names, Anthony Edwards, Ja Morant. Hell, I’d even like to see Wembey in it at seven.”

Kendrick Perkins compares the dunk contest and the three-point contest

While there were viral moments on Saturday, like Johnson won the dunk contest which helped dunking over the rapper E-40, the excitement is significantly reduced. Perkins would go through the differences between the contest and the three-point contest, saying the stars compete there, and Damian Lillard won his third title.

“The difference between the dunk contest and the three-point contest, the superstars and the stars, they’re in the three-point contest. We’ve seen Dame Lillard … we need those big-name guys, whatever Adam Silver and the NBA needs to do to get those guys to commit and participate, hell, get it done. It might cost some lettuce, but you make sure they’re going to make sure the NBA finishes. All-Star Weekend.”

In any case, it remains to be seen how the dunk contest will develop





2026-02-16 17:44:00

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