{"id":260149,"date":"2023-02-16T11:34:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=260149"},"modified":"2023-02-16T11:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T17:52:09","slug":"new-york-knicks-center-jericho-sims-favored-in-slam-dunk-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-knicks-center-jericho-sims-favored-in-slam-dunk-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Knicks Center Jericho Sims Favored in Slam Dunk Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s more good news for the New York Knicks after they went into the All-Star break with a 21-point win in Atlanta. They’ve moved into sixth place in the East, outside of the play-in bracket.<\/p>\n

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Jericho Sims of the New York Knicks is the odds-on favorite to win this year’s slam dunk contest at the NBA’s All-Star Weekend. (Image: Forbes<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, center Jericho Sims, the 58th pick of the 2021 draft, has been listed as the +250 favorite to win the Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend.<\/p>\n

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The bad news for New Yorkers? This wager is only available across state lines because it is being judged by humans (famous ones), and anything voted on by humans is illegal under New York’s flawed sports gambling laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So, yes, this is a cross-border trip for anyone who wants to lay money on the only Knicks representative who will be in attendance at Vivent Arena in Salt Lake City (much to the dismay of Jalen Brunson). And yes, the kid can dunk. He can get his entire head above the rim. And Knicks have won this thing before.<\/p>\n

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Can\u2019t wait for the dunk contest pic.twitter.com\/NO8bBQp706<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jericho Sims Fan (@JerichoSimsFan_) February 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n