American basketball player

Mac McClung

Matthew Ford "Mac" McClung is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He was a consensus three-star recruit and among the highest-ranked high school players in Virginia. He is one of two players to be a three-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion, alongside Nate Robinson, and the only player to win three consecutive Slam Dunk Contests.

Born

1999

January 6

Died

Living

Era

1990s

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Mac, in brief

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Key dates

1999 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

1066 Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England.
1205 Philip of Swabia undergoes a second coronation as King of the Romans.
1322 Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia, having defeated his half-brother Stefan Konstantin in battle. His son is crowned "young king" in the same ceremony.
1355 Charles IV of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan.

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The world in 1999

When Mac arrived

april 1 Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
april 12 United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.
april 12 During the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, an American McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle shoots a passenger train, killing between 20 and 60 people.
april 14 NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees. Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on January 6

A. R. Rahman 1967– Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, and philanthropist Alexander Scriabin 1872–1915 Russian pianist and composer (born 1872) Carl Sandburg 1878–1967 American poet and historian (died 1967) Charles Sumner 1811–1874 American lawyer and politician (died 1874) Danny Thomas 1912–1991 American actor, producer, and humanitarian (born 1914) Debbie Mathers 1955–2024 Mother of Eminem (born 1955) Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (died 1720) 1655– Gaspar de Guzmán 1587–1645 Count-Duke of Olivares (died 1645) Gustave Doré 1832–1883 French engraver and illustrator (born 1832)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1999

Bol Bol 1999– South Sudanese-American basketball player GK Barry 1999– social media star and presenter Kim You-jung 1999– South Korean actress Nico Hischier 1999– Swiss ice hockey player Quinn Hughes 1999– American ice hockey player YNW Melly 1999– American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again 1999– American rapper

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