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Shaquille O’Neal, Authentic Brands, and TNT Sports have announced the launch date for their upcoming professional dunking league, DUNKMAN Presented by Eli Lilly, in partnership with CreditOne Bank,
The live dunking competition will debut on Tuesday, July 21, at 8 p.m. ET. The DUNKMAN world championships will air on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. ET, featuring dunk contestants.
Dunkman will then host four-hour group-stage events, which will air on Tuesdays throughout the summer. The season will conclude with the DUNKMAN World Championship on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
The five weekly live telecasts will feature 24 of the best dunkers. including 3x NBA dunk contest champion Mac McClung competing for the title of DUNKMAN World Champion and a grand prize of $500,000.
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The live league events will air on TNT and HBO Max, with additional content on DUNKMAN social channels, Bleacher Report, House of Highlights, and YouTube.
Dengxing Chen, Tyler Currie, and Isaiah Rivera are some other notable dunkers who will compete in the first season of DUNKMAN alongside McClung.
You can find the entire list of dunkers and their groups below.