Despite finishing runner-up to defending champion Mac McClung in the 2024 NBA Dunk Contest, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown received plenty of criticism for the difficulty level of his dunks.

What Jaylen Brown said about his dunks, possible dunk contest appearance "Enough people ask for it, we’ll get it." Jaylen Brown has thrown down many vicious dunks this season. Barry Chin/Globe Staff ...

The dunk was good enough to help Brown advance, as he finished second to Orlando’s Mac McClung, but Brown also drew jeers for an awkward attempt to copy another former dunk champ, Dee Brown, who ...

Jaylen Brown did not exactly receive rave reviews for his Dunk Contest performance, but the Boston Celtics star is not letting that impact whether he might do the competition again.

Brown's dunk changed the narrative over his performance. The All-Star forward had endured a rather quiet night up to that point, as he ended the game with 21 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds.

Jaylen Brown, wearing No. 7, will participate in the dunk contest Saturday, and for those 40-plus-year-old NBA fans, it will conjure memories of Dee Brown’s stunning victory in 1991.

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown had the creativity, but not the dunks, to win the 2024 NBA Dunk Contest in Indiana. Mac McClung repeated.

The dunk came with the sheer force of will from a team that has asserted its dominance through three games over Dallas. If the Celtics indeed hold onto their 3-0 series lead and win the title ...

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) dunks the ball over Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.

Jaylen Brown after tonight’s dunk contest: “I think, ultimately, in this media era, some players are just afraid to get turned into a meme or whatever. I wanted to come out and have fun within ...

Souichi Terada: Jaylen Brown on dunk contest: “I think it’ll be fun. I wish more top players/athletes decided to compete in the dunk contest. I grew up watching that, and that’s w… ...