Come fly with Jus

Canadian dunker Justin Darlington aka ‘Jus Fly’ and his insane jumping abilities will be one of the stars at the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Rio Masters on Sunday 15 September.

Is there a dunk the 25-year-old can’t do? With a vertical measured at 50 inches (1.27m!), Darlington can attempt the most crazy slams. His own favourites? “The best dunk I’ve ever done was cartwheel under both legs or under both legs over someone 1.88m tall”, ‘Jus Fly’ explained.

The secret for a perfect dunk is “it needs to go in smoothly – no rattle – and there must be some power following it,” the vintage Vince ‘Vinsanity’ Carter fan added.

Darlington showcased some of these dunks as he won one of the best dunk contests this season at the FIBA Europe 3x3 EuroTour opening event organised by Sport Arena Streetball in Bucharest. He also can be found on tons of videos over the Internet with more views than a Justin Bieber video clip. The compliments about being one of the best dunkers in the world are good but he admits the biggest compliment he’s ever had for his dunks is “kids doing school projects on my profession.”

There will be plenty of kids watching him in Rio at the Nike dunk contest final on Sunday and ‘Jus Fly’ told FIBA: “Hopefully I put on a good performance especially for the fact I’ve always wanted to come here.