J.R. Smith to Replace Rudy Gay in 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest
jbomb.com 2/11/2009 — Due to Rudy Gay’s injury - left hip flexor strain - J.R. Smith will replace him to compete in 2009 NBA Slam Dunk Contest against Dwight Howard, Nate Robinson and Rudy Fernandez.
In my opinion, 2009 Slam Dunk Contest is better off with J.R. than Rudy Gay. Sorry, Rudy…
Place your bets - Who you got in the dunk contest?
cuzoogle.com 2/11/2009 —
On Saturday night all eyes will be on Phoenix for the NBA All-Star skills night. Sure HORSE is the sexy and new option this year but you can’t forget about the classic dunk contest. Last year was a bit of a rebirth thanks to Superman, so ...
Who would win an all-time Suns Dunk Contest?
phoenix.fanster.com 2/12/2009 —
Make sure to vote in the poll at the bottom of the post.
With NBA All-Star Weekend unfurling here in the Valley, one can only reminisce about the greatness of former NBA Slam Dunk Contests.
That’s not a knock on the wonderful ...
NBA Slam Dunk Contests From The 1980s
FanIQ.com 2/13/2009 — This year marks the 25th anniversary of the inception of the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest. And while we've seen some sporadic greatness from big time players in the last decade plus, like Kobe in '97 , Vince Carter in 2000 , and Dwight Howard last ...
Nothing Says Lovin'... Like the NBA Slam Dunk Contest
whatwouldoakleydo.blogspot.com 2/13/2009 — Couldn't get reservations at that swank steakhouse in Tribeca? No more tickets available to watch the animals doing it at the zoo? Stumped about how to spend Valentine's Day with your squeeze?
Well, the NBA and TNT have just the lubricant to ease your evening of romance: the NBA Slam Dunk ...
Darrell Armstrong: Dunk Contest Icon
theloveofsports.com 2/13/2009 — The Love of Sports' E. Spencer Kyte salutes the man who delivered the worst dunk in the history of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Darrell Armstrong.
TBJ in Phoenix: The People's Dunk Contest
sports.yahoo.com 2/13/2009 — The Basketball Jones
are on the loose in Phoenix. They'll be posting various NBA All-Star
'09 videos here on Ball Don't Lie, all weekend long. Stay tuned. Phoenix is worried. Worried that Saturday night's Slam Dunk Contest might be a bit of a ...
Who would win an MLB Slam Dunk Contest?
bugsandcranks.com 2/14/2009 — I remember back when the slam dunk was all the rage in the sports world.
From Houston’s Phi Slamma Jamma to the great NBA dunk contests featuring the likes of Jordan, Dominique and Spud Webb, slam dunks dominated winter highlights reels all ...
Dunk Dedication: Rudy Fernandez for Fernando Martin
interbasket.net 2/15/2009 — Rudy Fernandez, the first international player to participate in the NBA Slam Dunk contest, dedicated a dunk to Fernando Martin, the first Spanish-born player to play in the NBA,
Nate Robinson Breaks Out Kryptonite To Win NBA Slam Dunk Contest
soxanddawgs.com 2/15/2009 —
Folks we have a new Slam Dunk Champion and he’s a familar face. New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson, who won the contest in 2006, won the contest again last night during the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest.
The scary thing about it is he won the contest because he used his opponent, the ...
Video: Nate Robinson's dunk over Dwight Howard
tonyblogs.net 2/15/2009 — Nate Robinson won the 2009 NBA Slam Dunk Contest with this dunk in the final round over "Superman" Dwight Howard, complete with an all-green "Kryptonite" outfit.
All-Star Highlights: LeBron James to Enter 2010 Slam Dunk Contest
waitingfornextyear.com 2/15/2009 — Talk about synergy. Sprite is the annual sponsor of the Slam Dunk Contest during NBA All-Star weekend. One of Sprite biggest endorsements is through LeBron James, at least through the end of this season. And come next year at this time, we will apparently be discussing how James did in the ...
NBA All-Star Slam Dunk 09 couldn't live up to the hype....
outsidetheboxscore.blogspot.com 2/15/2009 — While watching NBA All-Star Weekend, I had some sinking feeling that it was not going to live up to the hype of last year. That sinking feeling was correct as the marquee events of the three point shoot-out and the slam dunk contest left something to be desired. The slam dunk contest at the ...
2009 NBA Slam Dunk Contest
viewfrommyseats.com 2/15/2009 — Does anyone care about the actual All-Star game anymore. No one plays any defense– at least the Slam-Dunk contest keeps it real. It’s just a show with no defense whatsoever. Now that is how you have a showcase!
Nate Robinson surprised just about everyone when he went ...
James Flight White Free Throw Line Dunk
ridiculousupside.com 2/16/2009 — It is a shame of all things (basketball) holy that the only way to see the d-league dunk contest is buried in this recap from NBA TV.
Even worse, they don't show Keith Clark's side of the backboard dunk that Dwight Howard copied the next night (but ...
Nate Robinson is a Wittle Cheatah
bootleggersports.com 2/16/2009 —
NBA All-Star weekend is all about the dunk contest. You know what you’re going to get from the game itself and the rest of the events are pretty straight forward also. Everyone always hopes that the dunk contest is going to be something special and memorable. It usually ...
Quick Fernando Martin Note
thepaintedarea.blogspot.com 2/16/2009 — Nice post by Tom Ziller at the Sporting Blog on how the Dunk Contest is apparently the last bastion of NBA xenophobia , in terms of how Rudy Fernandez's dunks were underappreciated and undervalued a little on Saturday, as well as how Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith somewhat pathetically denigrated ...
Beautiful Things —
SLAM Online
Photo by Atiba Jefferson
Originally published in SLAM 72
Remember when Desmond Mason did things like this on a regular basis? Drafted by the Sonics, the 2001 Slam Dunk Contest champ was shipped to Milwaukee in ’03, when Atiba snapped this shot. Looks like he put all of his 38-inch vert to ...
Westbrook Off-The-Glass Slam —
Hockey From the Cheap Seats
Even though Russell Westbrook was shut out of last week’s Slam Dunk contest, that doesn’t mean he’s not already building up his resume for next season. It looks like he’ll already have a partner in crime lined up for the contest too: Earl Watson. I love how the ...
Nate Robinson Duplicates Dunk on Letterman —
Intentional Foul
While I still say Howard’s off-the-backboard dunk (the side of it) was better — remember kids, bring a finishing dunk to your dunk contests — Nate Robinson’s was on David Letterman, recreating his Krypto-Nate dunk, complete with the green Knicks uniform (St ...
Keep It Real Friday! —
LYNCHY RIGHT NOW
Short Keep It Real Friday this week. I believe I've said my peace on Steroids and Alex Rodriguez, the NFL combine doesn't happen till this weekend, and the dog days of the NBA are about to begin . . ONE TOPIC! LeBron James will participate in the 2010 NBA slam dunk contest. That alone brings ...
Fakes and Nate Robinson —
JONES ON THE NBA
Nate Robinson put on a show during the 2009 Slam Dunk Contest . With success comes individuals that want to capitalize on your fame. First up, the fake Twitter accounts . I've confirmed that is indeed NOT Nate Robinson. I don't get the point of impersonating someone on Twitter. You're bound to ...
Back to Business —
CelticsBlog
44-11 @ 31-23 Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:30 pm ET EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, UT)
Game Thread | Chat
Over the past week, the attention shifted towards the dunk contest, the All-Star game, H-O-R-S-E, and the 2009 NBA trading deadline. All-Star weekend ...
Dwight Howard: Ding Fries Are Done —
Hugging Harold Reynolds
Our friends at McDonald's passed along some great photos of Dwight Howard visiting fans at a McDonald’s in Phoenix before All Star Weekend's Slam Dunk contest. Dwight Howard (Center) and Bill Walton (2nd from left in yellow) serving up a 1/4 Pounder with Cheese during All-Star Weekend. Eat ...
Blogspotting - February 19, 2009 —
Women Like Sports
Tired of the ordinary? I found some extraordinary stories around the web today. It just reminds me that there are a lot of passionate writers, athletes, and fans out there in the world of sports! Every time I think that I've found all of the blogs about a particular region or sport - ...
The D-League Dunk Contest is better —
Epic Carnival
You know why the the D-League Dunk Contest is better? Because they actually, well, dunk, as opposed to try to create a sitcom out of each attempt. Witness James White and his dunk from the free throw line (not inside the line) with some flair...Brahsome has more clips from the contest...
Dunk Contest Idea —
ESPN.com - TrueHoop
With the revelation of the D-League dunk contest , an idea that is born of a conversation with Aaron Barzilai of BasketballValue : If the best dunkers in the world might be outside the NBA, how about an open competition? Invite D-Leaguers, Euroleague players, whoever ... the summer before the ...
LeBron’s Dunk Contest Plans —
Dime Magazine
LBJ
LeBron isn't backing out of his All-Star Weekend announcement that he's entering his name into early consideration for next year's dunk contest. But if he's going to take part in the festivities, he wants the rules and regulations cleaned up.
"It's got to be cleaned up, they have to go ...
N.B.A. All-Star Weekend Musings —
THESPORTINGMUSE.COM
All Around the Net, by Michael Pueschel Superman Was Robbed First let me say that Dwight Howard was robbed of his third slam dunk contest title. If you didn’t see it, the Knicks’ Nate Robinson (he's all of 5’9) won for a dunk in which he jumped over the 6’11 Howard. I’ll give ...
The Top-5 Western Conference All-Stars (of my era) —
The Sports Union
The weekend festivities are finally complete with an outstanding Rookie Challenge, the old-timers Shooting Stars with a puffy Bill Laimbeer, a game of H-O-R-S-E, a boring Skills Challenge, a lackluster no personality 3-Point Shootout, a Dunk Contest that saw Superman defeated, and finally an ...
Video of Nate Robinson's 2009 Dunk Contest Dunks —
20 Second Timeout
Nate "KryptoNate" Robinson earned his second Slam Dunk Contest title with a narrow victory over the defending champion, Dwight "Superman" Howard. Both contestants brought a lot of fun, energy and athleticism to the event and Howard was a good sport to agree to let Robinson jump over him. Here is ...
Video of Dwight Howard's 2009 Dunk Contest Dunks —
20 Second Timeout
Although Dwight Howard came up just short of defending his Slam Dunk Contest crown , he did some things that have never been seen before in the event, including his two hand jam on a 12 foot rim. In case you missed Howard's dunks--or if you just want to see them again--here are videos of his two ...
Phoenix Hosts Historic All-Star Game —
Bleacher Report - NBA
Phoenix played host to this year's 58th annual NBA All-Star Game. This year the West took back control of the game, beating the East 146-119. The game started out unusually competitive, with both sides playing tough defense, but by the third ...
2009 NBA Dunk Contest: My Vote —
Bleacher Report - NBA
Nate Robinson may have won his second dunk contest in three years, but I'm not convinced. Is it just me, or does it seem just a little unfair that a guy wins a contest just because of his size?
Spud Webb won it because he was the first of his size to ...
NBA Slam Dunk Contest Revisited —
Bleacher Report - NBA
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 ...
The NBA All-Star Dunk Contest —
Bleacher Report - NBA
Tonight, the NBA will host its' annual dunk contest. Below, we have filled you in on what you need to know about this years' dunk contest.
2009 NBA Sprite Slam Dunk Contest Schedule and Preview
When: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009
Time: 8:00 ET ...
