DeAndre Jordan is more nervous about dunk contest than All-Star Game

DeAndre Jordan has spent the last nine seasons dunking on his NBA competition, but that doesn't mean he isn't anxious about Saturday's NBA dunk contest - Jordan's first.

The Clippers big man feels "more nervous" going up against this year's crop of All-Star dunk contest participants - Aaron Gordon, Derrick Jones Jr., and Glenn Robinson III - than he is for his first All-Star Game appearance.

"I just think the worst," Jordan, a Western Conference reserve, told the Orange County Register's Mark Medina. "Getting hung out there, my shorts falling down, trying to do a dunk 20 times. I don't want the crowd giving me a pity cheer."

Jordan attributed some of the pressure he feels to the idea that smaller guards and forwards look more impressive dunking than big men.

He says he's narrowed his repertoire for the contest down to four dunks and hasn't ruled out the possibility of props in order to impress the judges.

"Props really go a long way," Jordan said. "There's a lot of dunks that have been done. It's probably not going to be too much you haven’t seen."

Though he didn't dive further into what props he might use, Jordan hinted at a possible collaboration on FOX Sports West, noting a special guest will be returning to the court to help - a friend and former winner. Teammate Blake Griffin appeared in the FOX interview with Jordan, and won the contest in 2011.