Hornets high-flyer Miles Bridges, Celtics star Jaylen Brown and Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards have all declined invites to participate in Sunday's Dunk Contest during the All-Star pregame, according to Yahoo Sports' Chris Haynes.
On Sunday, it was reported by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons and Pacers guard Cassius Stanley had accepted dunk contest invites. Meanwhile, Knicks Rookie Obi Toppin had already accepted an invitation.
This leaves one spot left open for the dunk contest after multiple young stars have said no — but there's still hope. Zion Williamson, the Pelicans forward who is appearing in his first All-Star Game, has yet to make a decision if he will accept the invitation to the dunk contest or not.