FLUSHING, N.Y. - New York Knicks rookie sensation Obi Toppin will be representing York College in the 2021 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Sunday, March 7. The annual event will broadcast globally at 8 p.m. (EST) on TNT during halftime of the All-Star Game.

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As part of NBA All-Star 2021, the NBA today announced additional details regarding the NBA family's collective support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and communities of color disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.  As previously announced, the NBA family, including partners AT&T, MTN DEW®, State Farm® and Taco Bell®, will collectively provide more than $3 million in initial support to the HBCU community through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), UNCF (United Negro College Fund), National Association for Equal Opportunity (NAFEO), and Direct Relief's Fund for Health Equity.
 

• AT&T Slam Dunk:through the TMCF COVID-19 HBCU Emergency Fund, the three AT&T Slam Dunk contestants will be paired with an HBCU to provide financial support that will benefit students, faculty or programs that address emergency aid, technology needs, food insecurities and mental health services exacerbated by the pandemic.  Each HBCU represented by the players will receive a $50,000 donation toward their respective school, with the winner earning an additional $100,000.  AT&T will also provide a $100,000 contribution for the three dunkers – $40,000 for the winner and $30,000 for each runner-up – and donate $5,000, or "5Gs," representative of their nationwide 5G network, toward HBCU student initiatives through TMCF for every dunk during the NBA All-Star Game.  AT&T also collaborates with HBCUs on various programs, including the HBCU Future Leaders Program and AT&T HBCU Innovation Challenge, to help eliminate racial bias found in the development of today's technologies, increase education, skills building and career readiness opportunities in Black and other underserved communities.