Have you ever wondered what happened to Robert Sacre? Following his stint with the Los Angeles Lakers, not a lot has been heard about him — until now.
While only a few know that he is continuing his professional career in Japan, he made a lot of headlines recently, when a video of him came out where he participated in the B League's Slam Dunk Contest. While he is a former NBA player, it's easy to imagine him excelling in it, and having a distinct advantage as he has seen some of the best dunkers throw down vicious slams in the past. However, that was not the case.
The 28-year-old Gonzaga product was not able to pull off a windmill dunk. Although it's not the easiest to complete, he attempted it without much flare, and given his height of 7-feet, he still did not have enough elevation for it. He then settled for an even simpler two-handed jam, which resulted to him receiving 9s from the judges, in what can be considered very generous scores from them, in a video uploaded by CBS Sports' James Herbert via NBA Reddit.
robert sacre really killed it at this dunk contest in japan (via @NBA_Reddit) pic.twitter.com/zfkJFGmtn6
— James Herbert (@outsidethenba) March 5, 2018
Sacre spent four years in the NBA, all with the Lakers from 2012 to 2016. He appeared in a total of 189 regular season and two playoff games, owning career averages of 4.2 points and 3.1 rebounds in 14.5 minutes per game. After his contract expired, he became a free agent, but did not receive enough interest around the league, focing him to take his talents overseas. He has spent the last two years in Japan, playing for Hitachi Sun Rockers Tokyo-Shibuya.
It's unclear if he is still hoping to make it back to the NBA, but like most players around the world, that is expected to be his goal as well. With his latest performance in the contest though, he may need to prove himself during games more, as his participation in it is certainly not enough for NBA teams' scouts to give him an invite this offseason.
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