The slam dunk contest is always a thrill for fans. Ahead of the 2024 edition in Indianapolis, we rank the top-10 events ever.
The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest consists of two rounds, with five judges scoring dunks on a scale of six to 10. The highest score a dunk can receive is 50 while 30 is the lowest possible score. Each of the four contestants gets two dunks in the first round. The two...
Take a look back at some of the best dunk contest dunks from players wearing other players' jerseys!Playlist 35:07 Best Dunks for the AT&T Slam Dunk Participants 00:44 Dunk Contest Participants React to Lavine x Gordon 02:43 NBAHistory: Great 50-Point Dunks - Part 2...
“The answer is easy: getting the best players to compete in it.” The NBA has struggled over the last few decades to secure its most popular players for the slam dunk contest, as only 16 All-Stars have participated since 2000. The event recently went five straight years witho...
Which players have won multiple NBA dunk contests? Seven players have won the dunk contest at least twice.McClung is the latest having won in 2023 and 2024: Nate Robinson, 3 (2006, 2009, 2010) Dominique Wilkins, 2 (1985, 1990)
noted other than a slight increase in points-per-minute in the dunk contest group (5.6%±20.3% vs. 0.0%±15.8%P=0.04).#Participation in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest did not lead to an increased risk for injury or a decline in statistical production when compared to All-Star game players....
NBA player star power has been lacking from the Dunk Contest for years, which is why Jalen Brown’s participation this year — he finished second to two-time winner and G-League player Mac McClung— stood out. Star players tend to see the Dunk Contest as a no-win situation in ...
-Kobe Bryant is the youngest player to win the contest so far at 18. -Zach LaVine recorded the best overall score to date with 299 points in 2016. Which Kings have participated in the Slam Dunk Contest? So far, the Kings have sent four different players to the Slam Dunk contest: Terry...
Even dunk contest lacking in big-name playersRick Gano
Highlights the 1995 National Basketball Association's (NBA) All Star Weekend. How it was four days of nonsense; How the All-Star Game contained the best NBA players from the East and West; Slam-dunk contest; Legends game; Three-point-sho... ...