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He not only gave us the best dunk performance since vince in 2000 with his first win, but helped give the world arguably the greatest dunk contest ever when he defended his title against aaron gordon. We are the biggest community for anything and everything related to nba 2k. Andrew wiggins has zero interest in the dunk contest. If you remember back in 20 and 2014, the nba experimented with the dunk contest adding two more dunkers each year. Feb 11, 2016 everything you need to know about the 2016 nba slam dunk contest. Get all the latest videos, highlights, game recaps, features, top 10 plays, dunks, buzzer beaters, and more in the official nba video archive. Feb 14, 2016 nba players react to the 2016 slam dunk contest zach lavine and aaron gordon put on a show in the 2016 slam dunk contest and other nba players absolutely loved it. Ranking the filthiest, most disrespectful nba moments of.
Common was one of the five judges on the panel for the dunk contest, along with candace parker, scottie pippen, chadwick boseman and dwyane wade. In an effort to make the dunk contest more exciting after a few duds in the two years prior, the nba changed it into a team event. This game was the 62nd edition of the national basketball association nba allstar game and was played during the 2012 nba season. Chicago ap the latest on saturday night at nba allstar weekend. Nonparametric regression was used to analyze the elements of dunks themselves r2 0.
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Gordon finished as a runnerup to zach lavine in 2016. It s all here, now for the first time, the best of the nba slam dunk contest. Feb 14, 2016 aaron gordon relives the 2016 nba slam dunk contest with omar raja hoop streams duration. The rules are simple, each player has to make a number of dunks. But when you pull off the famous soaring slam in game action and in the. Watch dunkers of all shapes and sizes, such as 57 spud webb, captivate the crowd. Three players from the eastern conference and three players from. The nba slam dunk contest is an inherent part of the allstar weekend. The 10 best slam dunk contest jams in nba history fox sports.
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Aaron gordon responded to his 2016 dunk contest loss with a hopeful postbreak run. Feb 11, 2015 the nbas slam dunk contest is the last specialty event held at the nba allstar weekend, which also includes a shooting stars and skills competition as well as the threepoint shootout. Zach lavine to participate in three point contest, not. All nba full game replays available for free to watch online. The event was first held in 1984 and, after a twoyear. Inoue, drew his basketball action scenes from photos and videos of actual nba players. Nlsc forum 92 dream teamtaylor swiftbtsrmslam dunk. Jan 12, 2016 if youve never had the chance to live the nba allstar experience or if you have and are up for a walk down memory lane, dont disapcoined, you can get the chance in nba 2k16 mycareer. Top 10 best nba all star dunk contest dunks all time 1984 2016.
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The 20 nba allstar game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on february 17, 20 at toyota center in houston, texas, the current home of the houston rockets. The life of a professional dunker meet guy dupuy, jordan kilganon and isaiah rivera. Everything you need to know ahead of the 2020 nba slam dunk. The nba slam dunk contest will be aired live on tnt and the live streaming will. Nba dunk contest repeat winner zach lavine shares close. Definitely one of the craziest dunk contests ever tags. J and mj did years ago in the dunk contest, an exhibition showcase.
Its the most realistic basketball manga out there, even after all these years. In a slam dunk contest that needed two extra rounds, minnesotas zach lavine outlasted aaron gordon to firmly establish his place as one of the greatest dunk contestants in nba history. Feb 12, 2020 after a lack of big names in the 2019 slam dunk contest, a few of the nba s best dunkers have returned to the slam dunk contest in 2020. There have been 25 players crowned the best dunkers in the nba. The nba is the premier professional basketball league in the united. Terrence ross won the 20 sprite slam dunk contest after a tomahawk dunk in. Julius erving doesnt think the slam dunk contest is going away any time soon, but he thinks mascots messed it up. Wins slam dunk contest miami heat forward derrick jones jr.
Before the action goes down in toronto 2016 tonight lets take a look at the history. Feel free to send us your own wallpaper and we will consider adding it to appropriate category. Ballislife allamerican game dunk contest flashbacks. The dunk contest is one of the interesting mode in the nba 2k16 career, you can control player to attend the dunk contest, some players complained that the dunk contest in nba 2k16 career is crazy hard to win, they added that when they did the hard dunks and got like a 50 even when. The nba slam dunk contest is an annual national basketball association nba competition. My xbox cant online, so how do i get the nba2k all stars wekend, dunk contest, and 3 pt shoot contest.
This game was the 62nd edition of the national basketball association nba allstar game and was played during the 2012 nba. Those two put on one heck of a show at the 2016 nba slam dunk contest and the developers for nba 2k17 brought both out to novato, california to show off their talents. Nba 2k17 mycareer dunk contest 3 dunks to use to win dunk contest. Watch nba replays full game online free, nba allstar,playoffs, finals. Gordon also narrowly lost the 2016 dunk contest to chicago bulls guard zach lavine. Zach lavine will be in the 2016 slam dunk contest, but who will the nba choose as his competition. For more than a quarter of a century, gifted athletes have raised the bar on the art form known as the dunk and then preceded to soar above it. Feb 04, 2016 2016 nba allstar rosters, slam dunk contest participants and more new, 9 comments the participants in the events at nba allstar weekend are trickling out. Nba dunk contest repeat winner zach lavine shares close tie to seahawks.
Feb 14, 2016 aaron gordon, zach lavine, will barton, and andre drummond enter the 2016 dunk contest hoping to be crowned champions. His biggest claim to fame is probably winning a 2012 slam dunk contest that may or may not be lost. The team is 1241 entering the allstar break after suffering through a 19. Participants, tv schedule, start time and more eric bledsoe and james flight white highlight the participants in the 20 nba slam dunk contest. Apr 12, 2020 heres everything you need to know about the nba s 2020 slam dunk contest. And yet players like lebron james and zion williamson havent competed in one. The 8 best reaction gifs from the 2016 nba dunk contest nba 4 years ago 1. In the 80s, with players like julius erving, larry nance, dominique wilkins or michael jordan, who were able to make art executing a dunk, the nba decided to include the slam dunk contest and also the legends game in the nba all star weekend. Michael jordan vs dominique wilkins dunk off 1988 slam dunk contest best slam dunk contest ever. The nba dunk contest has been a showstopping staple of allstar weekend since 1984, when larry nance toppled slam masters julius erving, darrell griffith, clyde drexler and dominique wilkins in. Nba allstar slam dunk contest winners feb 21, 2018 10. In similar scenes when gordon was pipped by zach lavine in the 2016 contest, jones took the crown after being awarded a 48 for his final dunk a throughthelegs windmill after catching a pass.
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