NBA All-Star: Diallo wins dunk contest, Tatum best in skills challenge
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Diallo needed at least a 43 on his second dunk of the final to win the title. After pulling rapper Quavo out of the crowd and having him hold the ball over his head, Diallo leaped over him, took the ball out of his hands and slammed it home to score a 45.
As it turns out, Diallo had actually planned on dunking over Wade, his childhood idol, but when Smith used Wade for his dunk, Diallo switched to Quavo.
"It was great," Diallo said of winning the competition. "Dennis stole my third dunk. I was going to use D-Wade last. That was my favorite player growing up. But it all worked out."
The dunk contest was boring enough that the skills challenge -- typically the least interesting event of the night -- was arguably more compelling.
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