2020. Derrick Jones vs Aaron Gordon
The return of the contest to Chicago produced another of the most incredible endings in memory … And again with Aaron Gordon as the loser. It is curious how one of the best participants in the history of this contest has been on the verge of victory twice. After falling in 2016 to Lavine after two tiebreaks, last year it took Derrick Jones Jr. to beat him three times. After six dunks with a perfect score each, in the seventh and final, with almost no strength or ideas, Jones beat Gordon, jumping almost from the 48-47 personnel line, who rose above the 226 centimeters of Tacko Fall. Dwyane Wade, legend of the Heat (Jones’ team) and who was on the jury, was the one who decided to give Gordon one point less, who left Chicago assuring that he would not participate again, angry that he had kept the honey on the lips twice. But just as there are so many winners that nobody remembers, Gordon will never be forgotten even if he retires without a single title.
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