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Astana basketball player Skipper-Brown won the dunk competition at the VTB United League All-Star Game
Jordan Skipper-Brown / Photo: © BC “Astana”
Astana basketball player Jordan Skipper-Brown won the slam-dunk competition, which took place as part of the VTB United League All-Star Game.
In the final, the 26-year-old American, scoring 99 points, defeated Belarusian Evgeniy Belyankov (89) from Krasnoyarsk “Yenisey”.
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Also participating in the competition were Brandon Garrett from Avtodor Saratov and Devon Akun-Purcell, who plays for Lokomotiv-Kuban from Krasnodar.
The VTB United League All-Star Game is taking place right now at the VTB Arena in Moscow. Watch the live broadcast on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
VTB United League All-Star Game. Overhand competition
Semi-final
Jordan Skipper-Brown (Astana) – 96
Evgeniy Belyankov (“Yenisei”) – 92
Devon Akun-Purcell (Lokomotiv-Kuban) – 91
Brandon Garrett (Avtodor) – 85
The final
Jordan Skipper-Brown (Astana) – 99
Evgeniy Belyankov (“Yenisei”) – 89
Source: Sportbox
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