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VIDEO: Will Barton leaps out of Pepsi Center for putback slam vs. Bulls

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See you in Toronto, Will Barton.

The Denver Nuggets' 25-year-old guard will be one of four participants in this year's Slam Dunk contest on Feb. 13 during All-Star weekend.

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Friday night against the Chicago Bulls, Barton showed fans why he's a serious threat to dethrone defending dunk champion Zach LaVine, defying gravity with a rim-rattling putback jam.

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