Has Smith Jr been invited to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest or not?

Update to this post: Dennis Smith Jr has refuted Yahoo’s claim and says he has NOT received an official invite, but he would be willing to participate if he did.

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Former NC State PG Dennis Smith Jr’s 360-dunk last night must’ve served as a reminder that the kid has hops…

Dennis Smith Jr. 360s like it’s nothing 👀 pic.twitter.com/WiT2y9cYxP

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 23, 2018

After the game, in the locker room, Smith was asked if that dunk was his audition for the NBA dunk contest. (Interview here). Smith hinted that it was.

Only a few hours later… this.

Dallas Mavericks rookie Dennis Smith Jr. has accepted an invitation to participate in NBA’s slam dunk contest at All-Star weekend, league sources tell Yahoo.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 23, 2018

Yahoo is stating that he’s in, but there has been no official word out just yet.

In the meantime, here are Smith Jr’s best dunks of 2017.