Giphy is how you search, share, discover, and create gifs. Click here to download the myteams app by nbc sports. New orleans john wall soared over his mascot, and the east stomped on the west in the slam dunk contest. The nba slam dunk contest is always the most hyped event leading up to nba allstar weekend, and 2014 s edition will be no different. The night of the first nba dunk contest in 1977, hillman, then. It is with great sadness and more than a little frustration at having stayed up to watch the stupid thing that i must report that the nba dunk contest, which looked for a few years there like it. The definitive guide to the 2014 nba slam dunk contest. Hes a fourtime mvp award winner, a twotime nba champion, a twotime finals mvp and even if pierre the pelican were to. The nba slam dunk contest has undergone massive changes in 2014 as the league looks to infuse allstar saturday nights marquee event with some muchneeded energy. Derrick jones from archbishop carroll in pennsylvania wins the city of. In the new format, team east wins the dunk contest and john wall is the dunker of the.
The nba has never been afraid to change things around at allstar weekend, and this was especially true for the 2014 slam dunk contest. Sprite slam dunk contest 2014 stock pictures, royaltyfree. The nba introduced a new slam dunk contest format for 2014, and some players found it to be a letdown. Washington wizards allstar, john wall, will likely accept his invitiation to the slam dunk contest. The last slam dunk contest won in this city was in 1988, when michael jordan famously outdueled atlanta hawks dunk king dominique wilkins in an. Since its inaugeration in 1976 with the great julius erving aka dr. A look back at how john wall won the 2014 slam dunk contest.
Nba allstar slam dunk contest 2000 vince carters amazing performance. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. For the best answers, search on this site you need to get the dcl online and i think you can only use the dunk contest in my player mode. The nba is the premier professional basketball league in the united states and canada.
The weekend started out friday night with the josh hutcherson celebrity basketball game, continued over to saturday with one of the most popular events, the nike 3 on 3 slam dunk contest and. In a slam dunk contest that needed two extra rounds, minnesotas zach lavine outlasted aaron gordon to firmly establish his place as one of the greatest dunk contestants in nba history. The field of contestants includes defending champion. The 2014 dunk contest featured more star power, but not necessarily better dunks. The 2014 nba slam dunk contest will be different from years past. And with the nba slam dunk contest looming, we look back to john walls slam dunk contest win in 2014 for the washington wizards. The nbas slam dunk contest is the last specialty event held at the nba allstar weekend, which also includes a shooting stars and skills competition as well as. Lebron james and the dunk contest debate hoops habit. Once the most beloved part of nba allstar weekend, the dunk contest has fallen off in recent years thanks to too many props and gimmicks and not enough star power. Getty images new orleans john wall, paul george and terrence ross of. A celebration of the most ferocious act in all of pro sports.
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The penn state football team held a dunk contest thursday morning and tight end mike gesicki put on a show. Grading the 2014 slam dunk contest sports illustrated. Live results, reaction and highlights kenny dorset. Find highquality sprite slam dunk contest 2014 stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Full predictions for 2014 nba slam dunk contest bleacher. Lebron james has nothing to prove to anyone at this point in his career. The first team to win three battles will win the competition and be crowned 2014 sprite slam dunk champions. Saturday 15th february 2014, nba allstar three point contest.
The nba introduced a new slam dunk contest format for 2014, and some players found it. Nba is looking to remedy that problem as marc stein of was the first to announce a starstudded field for the 2014 contest that includes three allstars. Zach lavines 2015 sprint slam dunk contest performance. Psus mike gesicki steals show in team dunk contest. Check out the highflying and rimrocking jams and slams of the 2014 sprite slam dunk contest featuring some of the greatest competition ever.
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