Reinvigorating The NBA All Star Game Dunk Contest
Posted on Feb 05, 2010 under nba | 
Shaquille O’Neal had the idea a few weeks ago of Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, and other top NBA stars to compete in the NBA All Star Game Dunk Contest to raise money for the earthquake-stricken country of Haiti. His Cleveland Cavilers team mate Lebron James quickly withdrew his name from the contest citing he has nothing to win by participating in the event. It would be great to see the best stars in the game compete in the dunk contest because people will actually know who the competitors are. One of the great moments in NBA history was Michael Jordan dunking from the free throw line. The poster of #23 in mid air was one of the most popular posters in the 1990’s. Jordan’s battles in the dunk contest with Dominick Wilkins were instant classics taking the slam dunk and turning it into an art form. The 1985 All Star Game had Michael Jordan, Dominick Wilkins, Clyde Drexler, and Julius Erving. Not taking anything away from Nate Robinson’s dunks in recent years, but the whole contest has a gimmicky aspect to it now. The NBA would benefit greatly if they could somehow convince its biggest stars to compete in the dunk contest.
