{"id":604820,"date":"2026-02-15T16:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/604820\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T16:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:52:24","slug":"fans-roast-jase-richardson-after-2026-nba-dunk-contest-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/604820\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans roast Jase Richardson after 2026 NBA Dunk Contest fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/nba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA<\/a> All-Star Weekend has certainly lost much of its luster over the years and that became more apparent during Saturday night\u2019s 2026 NBA Dunk Contest where Jase Richardson and other players competed.<\/p>\n<p>The former Michigan State standout appeared in the Dunk Contest after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/mac-mcclung-2026-nba-slam-dunk-arsenal-video-fans-robbed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reigning champion Mac McClung<\/a> wasn\u2019t present to defend his title.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/1642859\/jase-richardson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jase Richardson<\/a> might be rethinking his inclusion in the NBA All-Star Weekend festivities. This comes after the Orlando Magic guard was brutally trolled by NBA fans following his viral failed dunk.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/mac-mcclung-2026-nba-slam-dunk-arsenal-video-fans-robbed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mac McClung shares 2026 NBA Slam Dunk arsenal fans were robbed of<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jase Richardson doing dunks WE\u2019VE NEVER SEEN <\/p>\n<p>Bouncing your head off the floor is INSANE <\/p>\n<p>THE DUNK CONTEST IS BACK  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JMiNXp4hjm\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/JMiNXp4hjm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hater Report (@HaterReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaterReport\/status\/2022830731509014887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2025 NBA Draft first-round pick became an instant meme Saturday night. This comes after Richardson was denied on one of his dunk attempts by the backboard.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there was concern as well amongst NBA fans after Jase Richardson took a brutal tumble on the floor after landing hard on his back. Thankfully, the former Michigan State guard was able to bounce back up to his feet.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Richardson has averaged roughly five points per game while playing limited minutes. However, the Magic may need to rely on the young player more during the second half of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/nick-wright-proposes-absurd-nba-all-star-game-concept\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Wright proposes absurd NBA All-Star Game concept<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/default-513-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122433\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Orlando Magic guard Jase Richardson competes in the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest during the 2026 NBA All Star Saturday Night. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Basketball fans were thoroughly disappointed with the participants in the Dunk Contest though as commissioner Adam Silver and the league face big questions regarding their marquee event.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s NBA All-Star Game debuts a new format with three teams competing in front of the Los Angeles crowd. Many NBA stars like Luka Doncic, Victor Wembanyama and more will take the floor in the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy free coverage of the top news &amp; trending stories on The Big Lead <\/a>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>OLYMPICS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/2026-winter-olympics-medal-count-standings-entering-february-15\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Winter Olympics medal count, standings entering February 15<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DAYTONA 500: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/2026-daytona-500-starting-lineup-tv-schedule\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Daytona 500 starting lineup &amp; TV schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NFL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/tennessee-titans-new-logo-leaked-fanatics-mishap\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans\u2019 new logo leaked in Fanatics mishap?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NBA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/mac-mcclung-2026-nba-slam-dunk-arsenal-video-fans-robbed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mac McClung shares 2026 NBA Slam Dunk arsenal fans were robbed of<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GOLF: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/2026-att-pebble-beach-pro-am-tee-times-round-4-groupings-for-sunday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 AT&amp;T Pebble Beach Pro-Am tee times, Round 4 groupings for Sunday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VIRAL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/2026-winter-olympics-star-compares-muscles-nfl-saquon-barkley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Winter Olympics star compares muscles with NFL running back Saquon Barkley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NBA All-Star Weekend has certainly lost much of its luster over the years and that became more apparent&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3779],"tags":[2645,7,960,48,6,30863,47,76,3883],"class_list":{"0":"post-604820","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando-magic","8":"tag-2026-nba-all-star-game","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-jase-richardson","11":"tag-magic","12":"tag-nba","13":"tag-nba-dunk-contest","14":"tag-orlando","15":"tag-orlando-magic","16":"tag-orlandomagic"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116075690194854911","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}