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Jonathon Simmons reportedly invited to dunk contest

Jonathon Simmons introduced himself to the NBA with a vicious dunk over Javale McGee the opening night of the season in October.

Now he will dunk to win a trophy.

Simmons has been reportedly invited to the 2017 NBA dunk contest, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 18 in New Orleans.

San Antonio Express-News writer Jabari Young broke the news Thursday evening:

Meanwhile, source tells me #NBA plans to invite Jonathon Simmons to participate in the Slam Dunk contest #Spurs

— Jabari Young (@JabariJYoung) January 20, 2017

Simmons has plenty of highlight slams, including the aforementioned flush over McGee on Oct.