There are those who relish the simplicity of a dunk, and then there's Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins at All-Star Saturday.

Regardless of where you stand on the debate concerning the use of props in dunk contests, you have to give the Hawks power forward some measure of credit. Playing in relative anonymity his first two years in the league, Collins took a bold, inspired step while introducing himself to a worldwide audience on Saturday night.

For his second attempt in the 2019 AT&T Slam Dunk contest, he paid tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen during black history month, donned a flowing scarf and retro leather pilot's hat, and even brought out a replica of the Wright Brothers' first plane, paying tribute to North Carolina history in Charlotte.

Just one problem: An outfitted Collins, taking off between the airmen, clipped the front and back of the replica plane while completing the slam.

He gets an A for effort, at least.

Collins finished last in his first appearance in the dunk contest, totaling 82 points between his pair of first-round dunks. His first turn might have been one of the most underrated efforts of the night, a swooping, powerful right-handed slam on the right side of the rim that came after he grabbed and briefly held onto the left side of the backboard. He somehow earned just a 40 from the judges for that entirely unique dunk, the lowest score of the event on an attempt that was actually completed.

The Oklahoma City Thunder's Hamidou Diallo took home the dunking crown this year, beating Dennis Smith Jr. in an anticlimactic final round – especially compared to the show both players put on to get there.