{"id":869033,"date":"2026-08-26T12:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T12:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/869033\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T12:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T12:32:11","slug":"watch-an-accounting-intern-win-500k-contest-against-nba-dunk-champion-matt-mcclung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/869033\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch an accounting intern win $500k contest against NBA Dunk Champion Matt McClung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Mac McClung may have conquered NBA All-Star Weekend, but he just met his match in an accounting intern who threw down a viral dunk to pull off a $500,000 shocker.<\/p>\n<p>Dunkman is a professional league dedicated entirely to competitive dunking, bringing together high-flyers from across the globe. The league\u2019s premier event, the Dunkman World Championship, pits top-tier athletes against each other in a multi-stage tournament boasting a massive $500,000 top prize. <\/p>\n<p>Headline star Mac McClung entered the showcase as the headline heavy favorite. A household name among hoop fans after cementing his legacy by becoming the first player in history to win three consecutive NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contests. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_e4c2bd3c3af2ae24-25\">Shaquille O\u2019Neal is the founder and commissioner of the Dunkman league, while Draymond Green serves as part of the primary broadcast and commentary crew alongside dunk legend Vince Carter, popular hoops creator CashNasty, and host Adam Lefkoe.<\/p>\n<p>        Angel Reese breaks two all-time records against the Sparks \u2013 is she the best rebounder in WNBA history? \ud83c\udfc0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Most rebounds in a single game (26) and most in a season (458). Dominant.<\/p>\n<p>      Cam Hazzard wins the Dunkman World Championship<\/p>\n<p>Cam Hazzard pulled off the ultimate shocker to walk away with the inaugural Dunkman World Championship and a life-changing $500,000. <\/p>\n<p>Away from the court, the 21-year-old Texas native is a finance and accounting student at Abilene Christian University, as well as a pro dunker, but his 50-inch vertical makes him an absolute freak of nature. <\/p>\n<p>Coming into the night with no major titles to his name and coming off a broken hand earlier in the year, Hazzard threw down an insane \u201c360 under both legs\u201d dunk to steal the show.<\/p>\n<p>MORE MATT MCCLUNG STORIES<\/p>\n<p>Fans went absolutely crazy on social media, with one even calling the dunk \u2018unreal\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Mac McClung may have conquered NBA All-Star Weekend, but he just met his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":869034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,437788,85],"class_list":["post-869033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-matt-mcclung","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=869033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}