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2/22/2012  1:23 AM

Updated: February 22, 2012, 12:56 am ET Evans Replacing Shumpert in Dunk Contest
By Alex Kennedy
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Email Print 1 CommentWith the 2012 All-Star Weekend just around the corner, the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest has undergone some last-minute changes.

Iman Shumpert of the New York Knicks will no longer compete in the dunk contest, according to sources close to the situation. Shumpert missed Monday’s game against the New Jersey Nets due to a knee injury and he’ll rest during the weekend. While he wanted to compete in the dunk contest, getting healthy is his top priority.

Shumpert will likely be replaced by Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz. On Tuesday afternoon, the Utah Jazz’s official website announced that Evans was added to the dunk contest. They also released a video of Evans dunking and encouraging fans to vote for him on Saturday night. However, the video was removed shortly after being uploaded on the website. The NBA didn’t want the news leaking out until an official announcement was made.

A press release will likely be distributed on Wednesday, officially announcing that Evans has replaced Shumpert. Evans will compete with Paul George of the Indiana Pacers, Chase Budinger of the Houston Rockets and Derrick Williams of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/jeremy-evans-replacing-iman-shumpert-in-dunk-contest

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2/22/2012  1:50 AM
good, dude needs the rest
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2/22/2012  2:45 AM
They should have replaced him with Fields
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2/22/2012  7:00 AM
martin wrote:good, dude needs the rest

My thoughts

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2/22/2012  7:43 AM

Lin needs the rest too. I wish they all stay home and practice.

Get the whole team on a plane, take over the Ritz Carlton in Puerto Rico, rent a gym, and practice and chill.

Get it together, then beast on the east!
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2/22/2012  7:58 AM
Nalod wrote:
Lin needs the rest too. I wish they all stay home and practice.

Get the whole team on a plane, take over the Ritz Carlton in Puerto Rico, rent a gym, and practice and chill.

Get it together, then beast on the east!

I understand Charleston, South Carolina is nice this time of year.

Think the Knicks can still get the gym down there for a week?

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2/22/2012  8:14 AM
misterearl wrote:
Nalod wrote:
Lin needs the rest too. I wish they all stay home and practice.

Get the whole team on a plane, take over the Ritz Carlton in Puerto Rico, rent a gym, and practice and chill.

Get it together, then beast on the east!

I understand Charleston, South Carolina is nice this time of year.

Think the Knicks can still get the gym down there for a week?

MY guess is players make plans on those days off and almost thinking its a union thing that they can't do something like that.

Melo needs to both rest and practice.

Allstar games build branding and maybe endorsement deals nearly mandate if able, you go and play!

Just me thinking.
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2/22/2012  8:19 AM
I think Nalod is right - its probably a union thing and the teams can't in an official capacity organize anything.
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2/22/2012  8:44 AM
martin wrote:good, dude needs the rest

Definitely. I wish the whole team would just not participate, but that's not gonna happen.
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2/22/2012  8:57 AM
sealy wrote:
martin wrote:good, dude needs the rest

Definitely. I wish the whole team would just not participate, but that's not gonna happen.

especially Lin. Oh well, I guess he needs to ride that wave.

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