Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports tweeted Friday that the rookie plans to compete in the contest, held in his team's home arena on Feb. 17
Charlotte Hornets rookie Miles Bridges plans to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest at All Star Weekend, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes)
January 18, 2019 The former Michigan State star showed off his dunking prowess Thursday night:
Miles bridges beats the shot clock buzzer with an empathetic dunk! pic.twitter.com/LsjPGiGf7W
— The Render (@TheRenderNBA)
January 18, 2019 Bridges has had a number of highlight dunks this season, including a tomahawk dunk against the Pistons in his return to Michigan.
Hornets rookie Miles Bridges plans to compete in the All-Star Dunk Contest, per @ChrisBHaynesThis should be fun -- pic.twitter.com/IXDwZ4LTO1
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)
January 18, 2019 Spartan fans had plenty of dunks to gush over during his two years at MSU.
Something we can't wait for:Former @MSU_Basketball star @MilesBridges is rumored to be in the 2019 @NBA Slam Dunk Contest. pic.twitter.com/Bfz9QA5EjK
— Michigan St. on BTN (@MichiganStOnBTN)
January 18, 2019 Other rumored contest participants include second-year players John Collins of the Hawks and Miami's Derrick Jones, Jr.
Bridges will look to produce a rookie encore in the Dunk Contest, following Utah's Donovan Mitchell, who won last year.
Bridges will also try to be the first Spartan to win the contest since Jason Richardson won back-to-back contests in 2002-03, the first of which also came during his rookie season.
