The NBA Slam Dunk Contest used to mean something. It featured the league’s best players going head-to-head in front of roaring crowds during All-Star Weekend. Julius Erving was right in the middle of ...
The Dunk Contest once sold itself to fans across the globe. Now, it is fighting to stay alive, and Julius Erving knows why. Erving talked about the current state of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during a ...
It has been five decades since the night the Slam Dunk Contest was born, but David Thompson remembers it like it happened yesterday. Thompson, one of five players to compete in the first Slam Dunk ...
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It wouldn’t have had the longevity - Julius Erving felt the dunk contest needed him to win the first one
The dunk contest tradition did not start in the NBA. It was the ABA that launched it in 1976 and the champion, Julius Erving didn't just win. He validated an entire art form in the sport. The ABA's ...
"No one will ever be a better dunker than that man" - Jason Williams makes bold claim about Vince Carter's place in NBA history Williams played alongside some of the NBA's most explosive athletes, but ...
Brooklyn revives its iconic red cursive script and patriotic stripes this season, honoring Dr. J’s championship legacy with retro threads and a star-studded ABA tribute night. "Tradition, it's always ...
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