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When Is the Dunk Contest 2025? Date of the NBA Event
The NBA then created its own slam-dunking contest in 1984, and the tradition was born. The late Kobe Bryant became the ...
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When Kobe Bryant gave young Dwight Howard a vicious reality check: "The whole crowd was in awe, and I was like, 'I just got dunked on"
In January 2011, Howard revealed that during his debut NBA season, the late Kobe Bryant ... With the play in question, a ...
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Dwyane Wade talks about not ever participating in the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest: "Never was asked to be in the dunk contest"
Ironically, both his predecessors, Kobe and MJ ... Laimbeer admitted he has no love for the modern NBA Over the past couple of years, the dunk contest has been criticized heavily.
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"If we don't do it, it could have been gone forever" - VC thinks he and T-Mac saved the Dunk Contest in 2000
The 2000 NBA Dunk Contest stands out as one of the best ... Star weekend after its disappointment the year before. A teenage Kobe Bryant electrified the crowd and won the 1997 Dunk Contest ...
Lakers Surprisingly Have Little History in NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest has long ... and his time in the contest remained relatively low-key. However, in 1997, Kobe Bryant made his Slam Dunk Contest debut and brought home the Lakers ...
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NBA Dunk Contest prize money: How much does the winner make in 2025?
How much money is on the line? Here's a look at what the Slam Dunk Contest winner will make on Saturday. SN's NBA HQ: Live NBA scores | Updated NBA standings | Full NBA schedule The NBA's ...
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Gallery: The Arkansas-tied players that have won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest
This weekend in San Francisco, the NBA celebrates its annual ... In its history, the dunk contest has been won by legends of ...
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"They feel like it's a waste of time" - Dominique Wilkins explains why big names in the NBA are no longer willing to compete in the dunk contest
Jordan, Wilkins, Carter, Kobe Bryant, and Dwight Howard all ... being the first player to win three consecutive dunk contests. His NBA career is almost non-existent, and that's the current reality ...