Shannon Sharpe was unhappy with Jaylen Brown’s performance at this year’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
Sharpe was taken aback by the Boston Celtics star’s collective score of 47.6 out of 50 for an attempt in which he jumped over Kai Cenat while sitting on a chair. “They should have gave him a two… across the board,” he stated at 10:55. “The man is already three feet tall. You put him in a chair, now he’s 1’5”, and Jaylen Brown dunked over him, scoring 40 or more points.

 

The NFL Hall of Famer explained that current and previous dunk contests set a high standard, literally and figuratively, for a participant who wanted to use someone as a prop to jump over, citing Aaron Gordon leaping over a 7-foot-5 Tacko Fall in 2020 and Matt McClung earning 50s across the board for flying over Shaq.

“Aaron Gordon jumped over Tacko Fall. Matt McClung jumped over Shaq. Jaylen Brown jumped over Kai Cenat in a seat,” Sharpe said. “What am I supposed to do with that, Stephen A.?”

Sharpe also stated that Brown was not a good fit for the dunk contest in the first place because he is a power dunker and the competition encourages creativity.