Slam Dunk Contest

Slam Dunk Contest
	Obi Toppin in the 2022 dunk contest
Sport	Basketball
Competition	National Basketball Association
Discipline	Dunking
Sponsored by	AT&T
History
First award	Julius Erving, 1976
Most wins	Nate Robinson: 3 times
Most recent	Mac McClung, 2024
Website	NBA AT&T Slam Dunk

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.^[1] Sports Illustrated wrote "the dunk contest was the best halftime invention since the bathroom."^[2]^[3]

The contest was conceived of and started by the American Basketball Association (ABA) for its 1976 ABA All-Star Game in Denver.^[2] The winner was Julius Erving of the New York Nets.^[2] As a result of the ABA–NBA merger later that year, the contest moved to the NBA for the 1976–77 season.^[4]

There was not another slam dunk contest at the professional level until 1984.^[5] The contest has adopted several formats over the years, including, until 2014, the use of fan voting, via text-messaging, to determine the winner of the final round. The current champion of the Slam Dunk Contest is Mac McClung of the Osceola Magic.^[6]

^ "2022 NBA Slam Dunk Contest odds, picks: All-Star Weekend predictions, best bets from expert on 85-67 run". CBSSports.com. February 19, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sheehan Jr, Vinny (February 16, 2018). "Reliving the first Slam Dunk Contest with David Thompson". Pack Pride. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
^ Pluto, Terry (2011). Loose Balls. Simon and Schuster. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4391-2752-0.
^ Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ "NBA Slam Dunk Contest: A look back at the posterizing dunks by all 30 champs". List Wire: USA Today Sports. 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-07-18.

[1] "2022 NBA Slam Dunk Contest odds, picks: All-Star Weekend predictions, best bets from expert on 85-67 run". CBSSports.com. February 19, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-18.

[:0-2] Sheehan Jr, Vinny (February 16, 2018). "Reliving the first Slam Dunk Contest with David Thompson". Pack Pride. Retrieved 2022-07-18.

[3] Pluto, Terry (2011). Loose Balls. Simon and Schuster. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-4391-2752-0.

[:3-4] Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:7-5] Cite error: The named reference :7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:1-6] "NBA Slam Dunk Contest: A look back at the posterizing dunks by all 30 champs". List Wire: USA Today Sports. 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-07-18.

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