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One of his most exciting dunks was a high-flying dunk over former Slam Dunk Contest winner, 5'7" Spud Webb. The 2006 Slam Dunk Contest was also the first Dunk Contest in history to have a "Dunk Off", the equivalent to a Dunk Contest overtime, between Knicks point guard Nate Robinson and shooting guard Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers ...
Oldest Three-Point Shootout Contest Champion; Jeff Hornacek (36 years, 286 days) Oldest Skills Challenge Contest Champion; Steve Nash (36 years, 6 days) Only player to win Slam Dunk Contest and All-Star Game MVP in the same year; Michael Jordan (1988) Only player to win 3-point Contest and All-Star Game MVP in the same year; Damian Lillard ...
The slam dunk contest was first held as an unofficial event in 1985, and became an official part of the festivities in 1987. The three-point contest was first held for boys in 1989, with a girls' competition added alongside the inaugural girls' game in 2002.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The 1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest brought the old masters, the new masters and the man who would later be known as one of the ultimate masters of the slam dunk as an art form together ...
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has been held consistently since 1984, but the tricks and performances have only gotten more and more mind-blowing each year. Glenn Robinson III joins storied list of NBA ...
The dunk contest used to attract some of the game's best players -- Michael Jordan, Wilkins, and Kobe Bryant are past champions and Julius Erving won it in the ABA -- but Brown is the first All ...
Larry Nance of the Phoenix Suns won the first NBA Slam Dunk Contest. NBA All-Star Legends Game. 1984 also saw the return of the Legends Game after a 20-year absence.
A nine-time NBA All-Star and the winner of two NBA slam dunk contests, Wilkins registered 26,668 points and 7,169 rebounds in his NBA career. As of 2024, he ranks 17th on the NBA scoring list. [9] Wilkins's nickname was "The Human Highlight Film" for his athletic ability and highlight reel dunks. His trademark dunk was a powerful one- or two ...