Who Won the First NBA Slam Dunk Contest?

The first ever NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held in 1984, and it was won by Larry Nance. Nance beat out fellow participants such as Julius Erving and Dominique Wilkins to take home the title.

The First NBA Slam Dunk Contest

The first NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held during the 1976 ABA All-Star Game. The contest was between five players from the Eastern Conference and five players from the Western Conference. Julius Erving of the Eastern Conference won the contest with a score of 24 points.

Who was in the first contest?

The first NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held during the NBA All-Star Weekend in 1984. It was won by Larry Nance, who defeated Dominique Wilkins in the final round. Julius Erving, Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan were also among the participants.

What were the rules of the first contest?

The first NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held during the 1976 ABA All-Star Game weekend. The contest was open to any player in the ABA, and the rules were simple: each player would get two minutes to perform as many dunks as possible. There was no limit on how many times a player could attempt a dunk, and no specific dunk routine was required. The only requirements were that each dunk must be caught cleanly, and that each player had to start his dunk from behind the free throw line.

Who won the first contest?

The first NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held during the ABA All-Star Game weekend in 1976, and it was won by Julius Erving, who was then playing for the New York Nets. The contest was held again in 1984, and it was won by Larry Nance of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Second NBA Slam Dunk Contest

The first NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held during the ABA All-Star Game in 1976, and it was won by Julius Erving of the New York Nets. In the years since, the contest has become one of the most popular events of the NBA All-Star Weekend. This year’s contest will be held on February 16th, 2020, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Who was in the second contest?

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The second NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held during the All-Star Weekend of 1984, in Denver. It is notable for being the first dunk contest open to all players regardless of height. Dominique Wilkins, a 6’8″ small forward with the Atlanta Hawks, won the contest by defeating Larry Nance, a 6’10” power forward with the Cleveland Cavaliers, in the final round.

What were the rules of the second contest?

The second NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held during the 1986 All-Star Weekend. The contest took place on Saturday, February 8th at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. The contest featured eight players, four from each conference. The Eastern Conference team was made up of Larry Nance, Dominique Wilkins, Spud Webb, and Gerald Wilkins. The Western Conference team was made up of Clyde Drexler, Terence Stansbury, Chris Mullin, and Jerome Kersey.

The rules of the contest were simple. Each player got two dunks in the first round and the four best dunkers from each conference moved on to the second round. In the second round, each dunker got two more attempts and the two best dunkers from each conference moved on to the finals. In the finals, each dunker got three more attempts and the player with the highest total score from all three rounds was crowned champion.

Spud Webb won the contest by defeating Dominique Wilkins in the finals. Webb became the first shorter player (he was 5’7”) to win the dunk contest.

Who won the second contest?

The Second NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held during the 1986 NBA All-Star Weekend. It was won by Spud Webb, who defeated his teammate Dominique Wilkins in the final round.

The Third NBA Slam Dunk Contest

The first NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held on January 28, 1984, during the 1983-1984 NBA season. The contest was held during the All-Star Weekend. The winner of the contest was Larry Nance of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Who was in the third contest?

In the third NBA Slam Dunk Contest, which took place during the All-Star Weekend of 1986, there were eight contestants. These were Dominique Wilkins, Kenneth Johnson, Jerome Kersey, Terence Stansbury, Spud Webb, Darrell Griffith, Harold Miner, and ‘Nique.

What were the rules of the third contest?

The third NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held on February 6, 1988, at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois. The contest featured four players from the previous year’s contest: Clyde Drexler, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, and Spud Webb.

The participants were allowed to attempt as many dunks as they wanted within a time limit of two minutes. They were judged on a scale of 0-50 by five judges: Bob AVila, Dick Vitale, Alex Hannum, Jackie Moore, and Joe Bergman.

The player with the highest total score after three rounds was declared the winner.

Who won the third contest?

It is widely believed that Julius Erving, also known as “Dr. J”, won the first NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1976. However, many sources (including the NBA) list David Thompson as the winner of the contest.