NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. The contest was inaugurated by the American Basketball Association (ABA) at its All-Star Game in 1976 in Denver, the same year the slam dunk was legalized in the NCAA. As a result of the ABA–NBA merger later that year there would not be another slam dunk contest at the professional level until 1984. The contest has adopted several formats over the years, including, until 2014, the use of fan voting, via text-messaging, to determine the winner of the final round.
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ALL 50-Point Dunks In NBA Slam Dunk Contest History
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Seasons
1.ABA - 1976
27-01-1976On January 27, 1976 at McNichols Sports Arena during halftime of the 1976 ABA All Star Game the first-ever Slam Dunk Contest was held, which was won by Julius Erving of the New Yor...
2.NBA - 1984
10.028-01-1984The 1984 NBA All-Star Game was played at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado, with the East defeating the West 154–145. Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons wins the game's M...
- Ep 3
3.NBA - 1985
10.009-02-1985The 1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest is widely heralded as one of the greatest dunk contests of all time. It featured two of the highest flyers of the time, Michael Jordan and Dominique...
- Ep 4
4.NBA - 1986
08-02-1986Wilkins was dethroned in the finals by one of the shortest players in league history -- foot-7-inch Atlanta Hawks teammate, Spud Webb. Webb, competing in his hometown of Dallas, s...
- Ep 5
5.NBA - 1987
07-02-19871987: Michael Jordan – Jordan was injured in 1986, but he returned one year later to take home the crown and show everyone why he was nicknamed "Air Jordan." He capped his perform...
- Ep 6
6.NBA - 1988
06-02-19881988: Michael Jordan – Jordan and Wilkins picked up where they left o in 1985, staging perhaps the most memorable showdown in the history of the Slam Dunk Contest. The two went t...
- Ep 7
7.NBA - 1989
11-02-19891989: Kenny Walker – Neither Jordan nor Wilkins competed in 1989, but Kenny "Sky" Walker was able to fill the void with some thunderous dunks, including a "rock the cradle" jam fr...
- Ep 8
8.NBA - 1990
10-02-19901990: Dominique Wilkins – Wilkins reclaimed his title in Miami, throwing down several of his trademark windmills to defeat a group that included Walker and runner-up Kenny Smith.
- Ep 9
9.NBA - 1991
09-02-19911991: Dee Brown – The 6-foot-1 Celtics guard brought marketing to the forefront, inflating his Reebok Pumps throughout the contest. His signature dunk was his last one, as he cove...
- Ep 10
10.NBA - 1992
08-02-19921992: Cedric Ceballos – A year after Brown's no-look dunk, Cedric Ceballos broke out a full blindfold and jogged the length of the court for the contest winner. Could he actually...
- Ep 11
11.NBA - 1993
20-02-19931993: Harold Miner – The 6-foot-5 rookie was nicknamed "Baby Jordan," but his powerful dunks might have been more reminiscent of Dominique. He rocked the rim with a vicious tomaha...
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