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Orlando Magic guard Jase Richardson participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night, and he left Southern California fans stunned in a scary incident on the court.
Richardson began his attempt from the corner on the right side of the basket. He had a friend with a basketball on the right wing. The friend ran and bounced the ball off the side of the backboard with Richardson trailing.
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Jase Richardson of the Orlando Magic makes a second-round dunk during the Slam Dunk Contest during NBA All-Star Saturday at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
Richardson tried to make a ridiculous spinning dunk but couldn’t get the ball around the side of the backboard. He was caught and fell on his back on the field.
“I feel good,” he said afterward, via the Orlando Sentinel . “I tried to go a little 360° from the side of the glass, (but) my arm got caught on the side of the back plate.”
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Orlando Magic guard Jase Richardson (11) competes in the slam dunk contest during the 2026 NBA All Star Saturday Night at the Intuit Dome on Feb. 14, 2026. (William Liang/Imagn Images)
He was able to complete the second dunk attempt after the fall. He got an overall score of 88.8, which was not good enough to get him into the finals. He and Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes did not advance to the next round.
Miami Heat’s Keshad Johnson won the contest over San Antonio Spurs rookie Carter Bryant. Johnson started his dunk behind the scorer’s table and took off from the free throw line. He threw a windmill dunk with one hand.
Bryant had a between-the-legs dunk on his first attempt, earning him perfect scores, but his second dunk took too many attempts to complete, ultimately costing him the win.
Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson holds the winner’s trophy after winning the slam dunk contest at the NBA basketball All-Star weekend festivities Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill))
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“All the kids out there, keep dreaming, anything can happen,” Johnson said. “I just came out here and showed people.”
