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Larry Nance won the first modern dunk contest in 1984. Spud Webb at 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) defeated 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Dominique Wilkins in the 1986 dunk contest. Michael Jordan nicknamed "Air Jordan" for his dunking ability, popularized a dunk referred to by some fans as the "Leaner" in 1987 contest.
The 2006 NBA Slam Dunk Competition between Nate Robinson and Andre Iguodala was the first time that the competition had to go into a sudden-death dunk-off. [33] In 1996, Greg Minor of the Boston Celtics received the lowest individual score for a single dunk, with a 2.0 for a missed first attempt.
2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (2002, ... Richardson was a full participant in practice for the first time in over two years after ... 1.2.5: 10.5 2014–15:
“The dunk contest is something that everybody loves,” Jaquez said ahead of the Heat’s matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center. “It’s a lot of fun. I’d ...
McClung showed he was special from the first dunk, when he jumped over two people and bounced the ball off the backboard to earn a clear perfect score of 50. MAC MCCLUNG 😳 #ATTSlamDunk pic ...
Iconic sports photographer Walter Iooss joins 2 Point Lead host Yannis Pappas to talk about his memories of the 1998 NBA Dunk Contest. Iooss snapped one of the most famous basketball pictures ever ...
The Slam Dunk Contest took place on February 19. [29] Toppin won his first NBA Slam Dunk Contest by defeating Juan Toscano-Anderson in the finals. [ 34 ] The contest was heavily criticized by analysts, players, and fans, [ 35 ] with Dwyane Wade , who was calling the contest, describing it as "a solid six", which in the contest is the lowest ...
Chris Dunk (born January 23, 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Dunk did not start playing tournament tennis until the age of 14. Four years later, at 18, he was a top 10 junior in singles and doubles and won the National Junior Hardcourt Doubles title.