John Wall is named NBA slam dunk contest champion

John Wall's breakout season has been bittersweet, as his mother is currently in the hospital with fluid buildup in her lungs.

John Wall isn't known as a prolific dunker to fans outside of Washington, but the former No.1 overall pick just went global with his dunking skills on Saturday night. After showing some fire in the earlier rounds of the Slam Dunk contest, Wall threw

John Wall was crowned "Dunker of the Night" and Marco Belinelli won the three-point contest in thrilling fashion. Some other things happened, too. This is what you missed.

The marquee event was all about John Wall and the East, even though the West put on a good show of its own.

As Kenny Smith loves to say: SHUT IT DOWN. LET'S GO HOME. No, this wasn't Vince Carter good, but John Wall's dunk was definitely the best of the competition. Walled_medium. It's hard dunking over a muscular mascot like