The Top 5 of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest The most memorable moments of the most anticipated All Star Saturday contest
The dunk is the most iconic gesture of basketball, it is the movement par excellence that "tends to the sky", what all children dream of one day being able to do; in Space Jam a Michael Jordan child-version spent the nights trying to reach heights forbidden to most with the hope of being able to take off, succeeding a few years later.
The All Star Weekend, in addition to the matches of the stars, has been a symbol of entertainment especially since 1984, the year in which the slam dunk contest was introduced.
Last year Hamidou Diallo won it, first climbing over Shaq to overcome the elimination phase, then getting the ball up from Quavo to win the contest.
Every year, something never seen is expected, the general public wants to see ever higher jumps and increasingly complicated stunts, similar to those that could be created with the "Slam dunk" mode in EA Sports' NBA Live. Will this year's Slam Dunk Contest be where we will see a double eastbay?
In the meantime, let's retrace what were the 5 best moments in the history of the contest:
#5 His Airness vs The Human Highlight Film: Chicago 1988
There is nothing to say, every dunk in the contest has blown every fan up. In 2015 he first unveiled a reverse between the legs wearing the Space Jam jersey of Jordan, then a behind the back in flight, then two other versions of between the legs, first raised by a partner and then raised against the board. He wins easy.
The following year he set up together with Gordon (the one who is at number two, not surprisingly) the best dunk race ever: a 360 with a hold from below, a free-throw line windmill (you can hardly say so it's difficult), under the legs with two-handed reverse closure and free-throw line between the legs to win.
Stuff not to believe in, a race of dunks ended in extra time had never been seen before.
