{"id":589427,"date":"2026-02-08T00:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/589427\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T00:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T00:56:17","slug":"heats-keshad-johnson-to-partake-in-2026-nba-dunk-contest-hot-hot-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/589427\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat&#8217;s Keshad Johnson to partake in 2026 NBA Dunk Contest &#8211; Hot Hot Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2024-12-07-133804-1024x647.png\" alt=\"Keshad Johnson\" class=\"wp-image-6001\"  \/>Miami Heat second-year forward Keshad Johnson was named a participant in the NBA\u2019s annual dunk contest. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com)<\/p>\n<p>Miami Heat high-flyer Keshad Johnson will be participating in the 2026 NBA Dunk Contest, the league <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBAAllStar\/status\/2020186669606138303?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">announced<\/a>. The All-Star weekend festivity is expected to be on Saturday, Feb. 14, inside the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Participating in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ATT<\/a> Slam Dunk at 2026 NBA All-Star\u2026 Keshad Johnson!<\/p>\n<p>NBA All-Star Saturday: 2\/14, 5:00pm\/et on NBC &amp; Peacock <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AhmTZWIhTc\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/AhmTZWIhTc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAAllStar\/status\/2020186669606138303?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>The other participants will be San Antonio Spurs rookie Carter Bryant, Orlando Magic rookie Jase Richardson (the son of Jason, a two-time dunk contest champion) and Los Angeles Lakers big Jaxson Hayes.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, 24, is averaging 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds on 40.4 percent shooting and 51.2 percent true shooting this season. He\u2019s only appeared in 21 of the team\u2019s 53 games, totaling 159 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Listed at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds, Johnson was one of the most athletic players in the 2024 NBA Draft class, especially in the open court, earning the nickname \u201cShowtime.\u201d Let\u2019s hope he\u2019s able to put on a show in the contest itself, which has been a laughingstock for much of the last decade.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson will be the third Heat participant in All-Star Weekend. Heat guard Norman Powell became an All-Star reserve, while second-year Heat big Kel\u2019el Ware became a Rising Star.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>This is a breaking news story. 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