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Dominique Wilkins in midair at the 1990 Slam Dunk Contest. Wilkins defeated Kenny Smith and defending champion Kenny Walker to join Michael Jordan as the only two-time winners (joined since by Harold Miner, Jason Richardson and Nate Robinson). The NBA lockout is currently in its 106th day. (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)
GALLERY: NBA Slam Dunk Contest Winners
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The ‘Nique.
“Destruction of Brendan Haywood” by Kevin Durant
Photo of the Night: Russell Westbrook with the steal and the dunk to end the first half. Westbrook finished with 31 points (alongside Durant’s 41) to win game 1 of the series.
(Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
Russell just crushin’ Thunder.
Watching Dwight Howard on Jimmy Fallon, reminded why he is one of the classiest players in the game.
Rocking the shirt/tie with a nice sweater/hoodie thing? I don’t ask, I just accept.
Suit Up and Jam.
Thunder guard Russell Westbrook gets through the Cavaliers “D” and slams it home.
Basically, Russell Westbrook threw a nasty breakaway dunk.
This is too cool. Hoopism.com broke down every NBA slam dunk contest (1984 to 2010) by dunk, year, and score. You can see video footage of the actual dunk by clicking on the circles in the graph.
The coolest part of the interface is being able to quickly get to any dunk without having to search through hours of video.
You don’t leave the page to see the videos. Click the pic and check it out.
Obviously, Snow Diggity 2011 was a rousing success. Chris “Birdman” Anderson, repeat!
(via sbnation)
J.R. Smith takes off on George Hill.
Click the video to enlarge.
Is this the dunk of the year, or is Griffin still in front?
Oh. My.
(via nbaoffseason)
