Orlando Magic’s Mac McClung has committed to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star weekend in San Francisco, sources tell ESPN. He will aim for a dunk contest three-peat with the

Jimmy Butler reportedly left shootaround early after he was told he was not going to start ahead of Monday's game.

Butler apparently walked out of shootaround Monday morning after learning the team wasn't going to start him in their game against the Orlando Magic, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Haywood Highsmith will start in his place. Butler was set to return to the team Monday after serving a two-game suspension.

The Dunk Contest will be part of All-Star Saturday Night, Feb. 15 at the Chase Center in San Francisco (home to the Golden State Warriors). The entire evening will be broadcast on TNT, including the 3-point contest and a reported return (and expansion) of the Stephen Curry/Sabrina Ionescu shootout.

The drama in South Beach continues as All-Star forward Jimmy Butler has been suspended by the Miami Heat for the third time this month, the team announced Monday.

"Orlando Magic’s Mac McClung has committed to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star weekend in San Francisco, sources tell ESPN," ESPN's Shams Charania shared via Twitter/X on Monday afternoon.

This season, Zion is averaging 21.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, as he continues to be one of the NBA’s best paint scorers. The Pelicans hope that he can keep this up and stay healthy as he is an integral part of their future.

The Miami Heat are suspending guard Jimmy Butler indefinitely, Shams Charania of ESPN reported Monday. The Heat previously suspended him seven games for conduct the team deemed detrimental followed by a two-game suspension for missing a team flight to Milwaukee last week. His latest suspension is for at least the next five games.

The NBA All-Star Weekend is just weeks away which means the Slam Dunk Contest is right around the corner. We now know which players will try to

The Miami Heat are reportedly expected to play without star Jimmy Butler for a few more games. Butler, who was set to return from a two-game suspension, was reported to have another disagreement with the front office.

The Jimmy Butler saga continued Monday when the Miami Heat announced they suspended the star forward for the third in less than a month.