The phrase
"dunk contest" refers to a competition where basketball players try to showcase their jumping ability by slam dunking the ball in creative and impressive ways.
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Wichita State's Cleanthony Early didn't win last night's college basketball
dunk contest with this attempt (Eastern Kentucky's Marcus Lewis won).
At the Boston Shootout in June, he won the slam -
dunk contest for the second straight year.
As we got to witness during a
school dunk contest, the 6 - foot - 2 WR has insane athletic abilities.
It's no surprise that Gordon, one of the 2016 Slam
Dunk contest finalists, is the favorite to win the 2017 competition.
The Slam
Dunk contest participants are as follows: Jeremy Evans (Utah Jazz), Gerald Green (Indiana Pacers), Terrence Ross (Toronto Raptor), James White (NY Knicks), Eric Bledsoe (LA Clippers) and Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets).
The 2015 prospect will certainly be on a lot more radars after this dunk from the free - throw line at the Jordan
Brand dunk contest.
Allen won the McDonald's
dunk contest by putting on a Jay Williams jersey and jumping over Jahlil Okafor.
For yours truly, February 14th is the best opportunity to take stock of all the great people in my life, but, more importantly, it means that I get to watch the NBA slam
dunk contest really soon.
FAVORITE DUNK FROM THE McDONALD»S A-A
GAME DUNK CONTEST: Aaron Gordon's Reverse Psychology or Andrew Wiggins» Reverse 360 Between the Legs.
We're doing the same thing at the NBA All - Star Game next weekend - they're going to use our tech in the slam
dunk contest and the game itself.
Ross's hands are clearly not as big as Vince Carter or Jason Richardson, the two guys who really repped the Eastbay in
the dunk contest (after Kobe Bryant, who didn't do it the same justice).
You can break basketball up into a bunch of events — from a free throw contest, to a ball - handling contest, to
a dunk contest — but every player on the floor has to know how to dribble, pass, defend, and shoot.
Neither Blake Griffin nor DeAndre Jordan are competing in this year
's dunk contest.
Technically
the dunk contest was on Saturday night, but LeBron James brought a piece of it into the All - Star game with this mammoth dunk.
The Indiana Pacers» Glenn Robinson III won the NBA Dunk Contest on Saturday in New Orleans, sealing
the dunk contest with a reverse slam over several people.
If we're lucky, one of the conference's practices will feature some sort of three - quarter - court shooting competition or
dunk contest.
No surprise that Derrick would win
the dunk contest, and go on to win co-MVP of the Mary Kline Classic.
Those leagues have
the dunk contest and home - run derby though, which are way more fun than the actual games.
Yes,
any dunk contest he participates in would be probably the most - watched since the glory days of Michael Jordan vs. Dominique Wilkins, but he won't for a variety of reasons.
I'm not sure he is ready to take on Glenn Robinson III in
a dunk contest yet, but he looks like he could hold his own.
The kid was apparently getting ready to do
a dunk contest during the intermission, so he obviously jumped the gun and ran onto the court before he was supposed to.
Jones skied over a defender while going in for a dunk during
a dunk contest at the school.
It should be in
a dunk contest or on a breakaway, and even then, I wouldn't recommend it in a competitive game.
History has told us that the Slam
Dunk contest is unpredictable, so prepare for the unexpected.
Who do you think will win the Slam
Dunk contest?
From the epic showdowns between Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins to Vince Carter's breath - taking display of creativity and athleticism in the 2000 slam
dunk contest to Magic Johnson's surprise return in 1992, the NBA All Star weekend delivers constant excitement while...
Last Thursday, the NBA announced that Gordon, Derrick Jones Jr., DeAndre Jordan, and Glenn Robinson III will compete in this year's Slam
Dunk contest.
The Lob City star might be a long shot to win
the Dunk contest, but do not let that overshadow his portfolio of rim - shattering slams.
An all - around athlete and high school All - American in both basketball and football, he would end up winning the McDonald's All - American slam
dunk contest, throwing 28 touchdown passes for North Carolina, and catching 193 passes in six seasons with the Oakland Raiders.
Unlike the Slam
Dunk contest, there is relatively little separation among the participants.
Headmits that as a relative unknown from Oklahoma, a football state, he felteclipsed at the 2007 McDonald's All - American Game in Louisville, even though hewon the slam -
dunk contest.
From the epic showdowns between Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins to Vince Carter's breath - taking display of creativity and athleticism in the 2000 slam
dunk contest to Magic Johnson's surprise return in 1992, the NBA All Star weekend delivers constant excitement while creating lasting memories.
The slam
dunk contest, which was once the highlight of NBA All Star weekend, has lost its luster over the past few years.
While the Skills Challenge does not receive as much attention as the 3 - point and Slam
Dunk contests, it is still an exciting and underrated All - Star weekend event.
THE MOST compelling NBA competitions this weekend will unfold the night before Sunday's All - Star Game in Las Vegas — at the slam -
dunk contest, three - point shootout and skills challenge.
When she became the first girl to win the McDonald's All - American Game slam -
dunk contest in» 04, depositing five straight - on, one - handed slams while her male opponents — including current pros Josh Smith and J.R. Smith — missed more extravagant ones, it made the NBC Nightly News and landed her on the Today show.
In doing so, he became the second youngest player to win
the dunk contest (trailing only Kobe Bryant in 1997).