With the NBA All-Star game coming up this weekend, it’s time for one of my favorite things of the year: The Dunk Contest.
I’m going to be honest: I’m not a big NBA fan. I actually attended my first NBA game Sunday; my boyfriend, Charles, is a New York Knicks fan so I got him tickets to his beloved Knicks when they played the Atlanta Hawks.
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