Obi Toppin has been creative with electrifying jams during a few games for the Knicks this season, so itโs easy to see why so many are looking forward to his second straight appearance in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night in Cleveland.ย
Toppin will be the lone representative at All-Star Weekend for the flailing Knicks. They had no participants in the Rising Stars tournament Friday night, nor will they for the All-Star Game on Sunday after Julius Randle represented them in the showcase event one year ago.ย
โI think thereโs a lot of exciting dudes in the dunk contest. I went to dinner with Obi [Thursday] night, and he told me heโs got some tricks up his sleeve, so Iโm excited,โ Tyrese Haliburton, who was traded last week from the Kings to the Pacers, said before participating in Fridayโs set of Rising Stars games.ย
Toppin, who lost in the Slam Dunk finals last year to the Trail Blazersโ Anfernee Simons, will compete…