NBA Slam Dunk Contest Revisited

Congratulations to Nate Robinson in winning the 2009 NBA dunk contest with his final dunk coming by jumping over his rival, Dwight Howard.  The classic match-up of big vs small.  Nate cannot only get up, but he also has a great deal of showmanship.  A terrific dunk and very entertaining. Watching  the 2009 dunk contest at this year’s All-Star weekend  brings back fond memories of the first ever dunk contest.  It occurred during the 1976 ABA All-Star Game in Denver.  Of course, this was in a different era, a different time. Nobody had experienced a dunk contest before this, as a fan or as a participant.  Sure, players had been dunking for a long time, but nobody had thought to have an official contest.  I know that seems strange now, with all the dunk contests that have occurred since then, but there has to be a first time for everything.   Once the dunk contest had been announced, ... (link)