Internet Roasts Jaylen Brown After Poor Attempt To Replicate Dee Brown Dunk
Boston Celtics guard Dee Brown electrified the crowd when he converted a slam with his eyes covered on the way to winning the dunk contest in 1991.
Thirty-three years later, another Celtics player failed miserably in his attempt to pay tribute. Guard Jaylen Brown tried the famous feat in Saturday's dunk contest in Indianapolis.
Unlike Dee Brown, Jaylen Brown did not cover his eyes until after he landed. Jaylen Brown even began the attempt pumping up his shoes as Dee Brown did in 1991.
The crowd immediately booed the dunk afterward.
"He tried to do the Dee Brown," TNT broadcaster Kenny Smith said. "You saw him pump up the shoes. The crowd did not like that. They did not like that. They did not like that.
Jaylen Brown was defeated in the finals by Orlando Magic G League guard Mac McClung, who won the event for a second straight year. Brown, meanwhile, became the butt of many jokes on the Internet.
Dozens of fans clowned him for the poor attempt. Dee Brown is among the smallest players to win the contest. He stood at just 6-foot-1, putting him in the category with Spud Webb (5-7) and Nate Robinson (5-9) as tiny players who were crowned champion.
Jaylen Brown made a mockery of one of the best moments in dunk contest history. After winning, Dee Brown was featured on Reebok commercials and it became the signature moment of his playing career. He averaged 8.7 points in 13 seasons.
Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Back In The Day NBA. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com.
