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Slam Dunk Contest

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest (officially known as the AT&T Slam Dunk) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend.

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Competition
National Basketball Association
Discipline
Dunking
First award
Julius Erving, 1976
Most recent
Keshad Johnson, 2026
Most wins
Mac McClung · Nate Robinson
Sponsored by
AT&T

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Overview

History

1980s

  • 1984 1984 NBA All-Star Game
  • 1985 1985 NBA All-Star Game
  • 1986 1986 NBA All-Star Game
  • 1987 1987 NBA All-Star Game
  • 1988 1988 NBA All-Star Game
  • Ron Harper
  • 1989 1989 NBA All-Star Game

1990s

  • 1990 1990 NBA All-Star Game
  • 1991 1991 NBA All–Star Game
  • 1992 1992 NBA All-Star Game
  • Shawn Kemp
  • Seattle Seattle SuperSonics
  • 1994 1994 NBA All-Star Game
  • 1995 1995 NBA All-Star Game
  • 1996 1996 NBA All-Star Game
  • 1997 1997 NBA All-Star Game
  • 1998 1998 NBA All-Star Game
  • Lockout Lockout (industry)

2000s

2010s

  • 2010 2010 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2011 2011 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2012 2012 NBA All-Star Game
  • Twitter
  • 2013 2013 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2014 2014 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2015 2015 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2016 2016 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2017 2017 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2018 2018 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2019 2019 NBA All-Star Game

2020s

  • 2020 2020 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2021 2021 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2022 2022 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2023 2023 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2024 2024 NBA All-Star Game
  • 2025 2025 NBA All-Star Game

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Slam Dunk Contest

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Slam Dunk Contest

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related to Records · 61
Slam Dunk Contest → Aaron Gordon, ABA All Star Game, Amar'e Stoudemire, Andre Iguodala, At, Award, Boston Celtics, Brent Barry, Carter Bryant, Cedric Ceballos, Dee Brown, DeMar DeRozan, Dennis Smith Jr, Derrick Jones Jr, Desmond Mason, Dominique Wilkins, Donovan Mitchell, Due, Dunk Contest, Dwight Howard
related to 1980s · 36
Slam Dunk Contest → All-Star Game, All-Star Weekend, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago, Chicago Bears, Chicago's Michael Jordan, Denver, Dominique Wilkins, Drexler, Dunk, Extensive, Gale Sayers, His, Houston, However, Jordan, Jordan's, Julius Erving, Nance, NBA
related to Criticism and controversies · 31
Slam Dunk Contest → All-Star Weekend, Also, Although, Andre Iguodala, At, Charles Barkley, Consequently, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Each, High-profile, Historically, However, In, Julius Erving, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Nate Robinson, NBA
related to 2000s · 27
Slam Dunk Contest → A-list, All-Star Weekend, Amar'e Stoudemire, Bryant, California, Carter, Denver, Desmond Mason, Dominique Wilkins, Houston Rockets' Steve Francis, In, Jason Richardson, Josh Smith, Kenyon Martin, McGrady, Oakland, Smith, Steve Nash, Stoudemire, The
related to 1976 ABA Slam Dunk Contest · 26
Slam Dunk Contest → ABA, ABA All-Star Game, All-Star, At, Bukata, Carl Scheer, Denver, Denver Nuggets, Erving, In, In Remember, It, January, Jim Bukata, Jim Keeler, Julius, KHOW, McNichols Sports Arena, NBA, One
related to 1976–77 NBA Slam Dunk Contest · 25
Slam Dunk Contest → Alex English, Although, Arthur Erhat, Darnell, David Thompson, Dr, Dunk, During, Elvin Hayes, Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Former ABA, George Gervin, Golden State Warriors' Larry, Hall, Hillman, In, Julius Erving, June, McNeill, Moses Malone
related to 2010s · 25
Slam Dunk Contest → Blake Griffin, Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas, DeMar DeRozan, DeRozan, Eric Gordon, February, Gerald Wallace, Griffin, JaVale McGee, Kia, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, McGee, Nate Robinson, Oklahoma City Thunder, Robinson, Robinson's, Serge Ibaka
related to 1990s · 23
Slam Dunk Contest → All-Star Game, As, Atlanta Hawks, Contest, Dominique Wilkins, Drexler, Harold Miner, He, However, In, Isaiah Rider, Jordan, Kenny Smith, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Miner, NBA, Orlando Woolridge, Rider, Sacramento Kings
related to Authenticity · 10
Slam Dunk Contest → Ben Maller, Blake Griffin, DeMar DeRozan's, Fox Sports Radio, Griffin, It, JaVale McGee, Many, Nate Robinson, NBA
Most wins · 2
Slam Dunk Contest → Mac McClung, Nate Robinson

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dunk contest slam round final first nba dunks robinson won erving win nate jordan year julius two wilkins winner competition

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Slam Dunk ContestCompetitionNational Basketball Association1.00infobox
Slam Dunk ContestDisciplineDunking1.00infobox
Slam Dunk ContestFirst awardJulius Erving, 19761.00infobox
Slam Dunk ContestMost recentKeshad Johnson, 20261.00infobox
Slam Dunk ContestMost winsMac McClung1.00infobox
Slam Dunk ContestMost winsNate Robinson1.00infobox
Slam Dunk ContestSponsored byAT&T1.00infobox
Slam Dunk ContestSportBasketball1.00infobox
Slam Dunk ContestWebsiteAT&T Slam Dunk1.00infobox
Jordaninstance ofstars0.80text
Wilkinsinstance ofstars0.80text
Drexler sometimes declined to participateinstance ofstars0.80text

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