NBA Slam Dunk Contest: the Contestants and probable victor

Only five other players have won multiple Slam Dunk Contests: Jordan, Wilkins, Robinson, Harold Miner and Jason Richardson. Combine his leaping ability with Steve Nash’s profound passing accuracy, and you get one of the most beautifully executed dunks in the contest’s history. The event is part of All-Star Saturday Night set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 7:30-10:30pm EST at Air Canada Centre. This online access can be viewed on phones, iPads, tablets, computers and more and provides HD quality, multiple camera angles, DVR playback and even player cams as everyone will be having a good time. Dwight Howard, then a center for the Orlando Magic, really brought the crowd to its feet in the first round.

Of note in the three-point contest is the fact that Chris Bosh was initially supposed to compete but he pulled out of the competition and the All-Star game with an injury.

And who can forget Chris Jackson (aka Mahmoud Abdul Rauf) in the 1993 slam dunk contest.

His four dunks a year ago included his signature off-the-bounce, behind-the-back slam and two more between-the-legs efforts that included one thrown off the side of the basket by teammate Shabazz Muhammad, an electric compilation that some say was the best since Vince Carter’s unparalleled performance in 2000. That is 2-0 for Gordon in dunk contests so far. Here’s a quick primer on this year’s competition. I thought every dunk was supposed to be a 50.

That’s not the only qualm fans have with the dunk contest.

If any of his past dunk contests give us a clue, it’s going to be a special occasion.

Zach LaVine looks to defend his Slam Dunk Contest title on Saturday night. I don’t know, but everyone could be talking about the greatest dunks of the night for some time.