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WATCH: Bronny James shines in McDonald's All-American dunk contest

Barkley-Truaxby:Barkley Truax03/27/23

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Bronny James is the highest ranked player in the 2023 On3 150 who remains uncommitted (Photo by Brian Rothmuller | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Bronny James stole the show during the McDonald’s All-American dunk contest with three impressive jams.

He started out with a two-handed, sideways windmill to start the dunk contest before going on to do a more traditional one-handed windmill. He finished it up with a jam over his little brother, Bryce, to round out his dunk contest.

James isn’t the first member of his family to put on an incredible highlight performance in the McDonald’s All-American dunk contest. His father, LeBron James wowed fans at the event back in 2003 before being drafted No. 1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers a few months later.

Even though Bronny’s performance is what people will be talking about, Duke commit Sean Stewart came away as the contest’s winner.

Check out all of the dunks below:

Bronny James remains the only 2023 McDonald’s All-American that has yet to commit to a team. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) gives Ohio State a 95.5 percent chance to land the Sierra Canyon star. USC and Memphis have also offered the King’s son.

James is a four-star recruit, per the 2023 On3 Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. He ranks No. 27 overall and is the consensus No. 5 combo guard in the class. On3, however, rates Bronny as a top-10, five-star recruit coming out of Los Angeles. He’s the No. 9 player overall and No. 2 combo guard.

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2023 McDonald’s All-American rosters

East:

PF Kwame Evans Jr. (Oregon)
Aaron Bradshaw (Kentucky)
CG DJ Wagner Jr. (Kentucky)
SF Justin Edwards (Kentucky)
CG Stephon Castle (Connecticut)
PG Elmarko Jackson (Kansas)
SF Cody Williams (Colorado)
CG Aden Holloway (Auburn)
PF Sean Stewart (Duke)
SF Matas Buzelis (NBA G League)
SF Mackenzie Mgbako (Duke)
Xavier Booker (Michigan State)

West:

PF Omaha Biliew (Iowa State)
PF Ron Holland (Texas)
SF Andrej Stojakovic (Stanford)
SF Mookie Cook (Oregon)
PG Isaiah Collier (USC)
CG Bronny James (Uncommitted)
Brandon Garrison (Oklahoma State)
PG Jeremy Fears (Michigan State)
SG Ja’Kobe Walter (Baylor)
CG Reed Sheppard (Kentucky)
Baye Fall (Arkansas)
SG Jared McCain (Duke)

Kentucky leads the way with four All-Americans on this year’s roster. Duke falls in line right behind with three, while Michigan State and Oregon are tied for third-most with two. Will Bronny add to the list, or carve out his own path?

We certainly don’t know yet, but you can catch Bronny and the rest of the star-studded group when the boy’s McDonald’s All-American game tips off at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday night live on ESPN.