1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest
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- The 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest featured 7 competitors; Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks, Clyde Drexler of the Portland Trailblazers, Otis Smith of the Golden State Warriors, Jerome Kersey of the Portland Trailblazers, Greg Anderson of the San Antonio Spurs, and Spud Webb of the Atlanta Hawks. The 1988 Dunk Competition featured a star studded lineup with a final round of NBA All time greats Dominique Wilkins vs., Michael Jordan. This competition featured a back and forth of memorable dunks from both competitors. This completion will go down as the greatest Slam Dunk Contest of All time. Michael Jordan will take the crown and become the first back to back NBA Slam dunk champion.
First Round - Dunk 1
Otis Smith - Baseline Reverse Clutch Dunk - Score 40
Jerome Kersey - Reverse Clutch Dunk - Score 41
Spud Webb - Two Handed Dunk - Score 34
Greg Anderson - Two Hands off Glass - Score 42
Michael Jordan - One Handed Windmill Dunk - Score 47
Clyde Drexler - One Hand Windmill - Score 44
Dominique Wilkins - Reverse Clutch Dunk - Score 49
First Round - Dunk 2
Otis Smith - Score 47
Jerome Kersey -Score 38
Spud Webb -Score 18
Greg Anderson -Score 42
Michael Jordan -Score 47
Clyde Drexler -Score 44
Dominique Wilkins - Score 47
Second Round - Dunk 1
Michael Jordan - Free throw Line Dunk - Score 50
Otis Smith - One Hand off Glass - Score 45
Clyde Drexler - Free throw line Dunk - 45
Dominique Wilkins - One Handed Windmill Dunk - Score 49
Second Round - Dunk 2
Michael Jordan - Kiss the Rim - Score 48
Otis Smith - Missed Dunk - Score 22
Clyde Drexler - Two Hands off Glass - Score 42
Dominique Wilkins -Two Handed 360 Dunk - Score 47
Second Round - Dunk 3
Michael Jordan - Reverse Clutch Dunk - Score 47
Otis Smith - Score 42
Clyde Drexler - Score 46
Dominique Wilkins - Baseline Reverse Clutch Dunk - Score 47
Final Round - Dunk 1
Dominique Wilkins - One Hand off Glass - Score 50
Michael Jordan - Reverse Clutch Dunk - Score 50
Final Round - Dunk 2
Dominique Wilkins - One Hand Windmill Dunk - Score 50
Michael Jordan - Two Handed Cradle - Score 47
Final Round - Dunk 3
Dominique Wilkins - Two Handed Windmill Dunk - Score 45
Michael Jordan - Free Throw Line Dunk - Score 50
Champion - Michael Jordan - กีฬา
When Jordan won this dunk contest in 1988...he was also the Defensive Player of the Year, Scoring Champ, Steals Leader, MVP, and All Star MVP...that's insane
Wow Just wow
🤷♂️that's why he's the GOAT
Just business as usual for the GOAT
And he had over 100 blocks - the most of any guard!
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when I watched this as a child, I went back out to the basketball court, stepped on the free throw line, looked at the basket, and just marveled.
You were 5 ft 1 though.
@@hektorm2306 homie I’m 6ft and my jaw still drops when I’m on the court
Exactly this. I'm 6'4 and I would only dunk close to the basket, he was absolutwly the most athletic person ever
I'm 6-2 and marvel.
I'm also pasty white
so there is that...
@@AnHebrewChild Matthew "Mac" McClung says enough with those inferior stereotypes
THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER MICHAEL JORDAN !!! Man I miss that man and that era of basketball!!! I could watch this a thousand times and it would never get old .
I have watched it 1000 times, not old yet. Like allen iverson said "He's not real to me" nobody will ever be like mike.
Yeah I miss it too makes me sad.
There will never BE a Michael Jordan like this, EVER. LeBron is not even close.
Michael JuJu Jordan lolz
Same here. I find myself watching MJ highlights nightly after work
When you watch MJ dunk in slow motion, it really is special.
Yeah but I don't care Dominique got cheated with that low ass score then give Mike a 50 to make sure Mike won
I love watching Jordan dunks in slow motion... his movement in the air is pure art! Today there're many different dunk contests with more complicated tricks, but still no one dunks as beautifully as Jordan
Great point
I do the same thing………….watching his slam dunk from the free throw line in slow motion is just mesmerizing because it looks likes he’s gliding and floating in the air at the same time, how can you not watch it over an over….😎👊🏾✌🏾🏀
Vince compares
Jordan was a living highlight reel and it came so naturally to him.
Vince had hops but Mike flew man....
For some reason, when Jordan was on the court, there was literally magic in the air. No one else has that same presence. What a magical era.
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The greatest of all time no question.. Kobe was the closest. Lebron is great too but not legendary. Michael till this day gives people goose bumps .
MJ is something else, just so grateful I grew up watching this great man do amazing things on the court, the memories are amazing and to watch them again is something special👍😍
Magic is in lakers, not in the air whatchu talking about
It was magic everywhere in sports in music in movies, now it's fake
That last dunk when he took off from the free throw line with his body lean forward, legs curled up and flared out is the most incredible Dunk poster capturing a HUMAN in mid flight............Dang !
Yep, posters were made from this! It's his form that did it.
Lebron can't do that.
Slam Dunk is not just a power, but also the art of beauty and style.
And MJ is a master of both.
7:45 Whoever edited out that footage from that angle deserves capital punishment
Exactly! It always bothered me how there is ZERO footage of his first foul line dunk from the side. That edit always pisses me off.
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Man.....brought tears to my eyes as a 15 year old watching this...and still does at 47 years old. This never gets old. 🐐.
They don't take the same pride nowadays. Mj and Dominique were the best players in the NBA participating. LeBron never even attempted it.
Ditto..gonna be 47 this yr...
Right there with ya
Cant explain it but tears of joy..
@John Wange This man over here talking about tears of joy watching this and all you can think about is racism and your whiteness and how it's perceived? It's a dang shame. If you're infected with fear and hate try and keep it to yourself so others can enjoy something so great without that nonsense. Good Luck!
@@pokerbruh what do you expect from a trumpist? They cry just like their leader who's still whining two years after losing an election. They bring cultural politics into everything because they're brainwashed daily by fox and other right-wing propaganda and fear mongering.
@John Wange Don't be so bitter, John. No ones talking about race, sounds like you have some issues pal. BLM.
I love how Spud Webb is shorter than the camera man and still dunked like a boss. Respect.
I remember staying late at night to watch this, I was cheering for Wilkins although MJ was my favourite player. What a contest, Clyde, Webb, Wilkins and the GOAT, this was pure NBA.
"History repeats itself."
Mat I'm here for it
@M shutup
@Msoccer sucks half the time the games end in 0-0. Literally watching professional table tennis is more fun lol
⚽Football!
Who else watching this after the 2020 slam dunk contest?
Uniforms 🙋🏽♀️ here I am 😅
big facts
Uniforms lol
Me
You know it. Gotta love the classic.
Jordan runs the full court , does an amazing dunk, and is breathing like it’s just a stroll in the park. He was such an incredible athlete.
Nevermind all that he actually dribbles the ball instead of just running…GOAT
It’s only 94 feet.
And was just smoking a cigar 1 hour earlier
Dr. J already did it. Jordan did it better in 1987.
That feeling of being the absolute best at what you do and everyone around you cheering you on and confirming your pride and hard work, nothing like it in all the world. It's a feeling quite unmatched in to any other. I imagine this is how gladiators felt at the Coloseum in ancient Rome. Greatness in it's purest form.
i think the gracefullness of jordan's dunk is his edge among dunkers until today...so gracefull so amazing
exactly, the most graceful dunker ever. every dunk is a piece of sporty art
These guys make These dunks look easy but the hang time and body contortions is so difficult to do and they never miss! Dominic throwing it down with such power and Jordan with such graceful movement in the AIR. What a time for basketball 🏀 🙌 👏
It's wild...Unique in any era would be the best athlete or WOW.. he literally walked out and did crazy ISH like this is warm up 😂😂😂
My god, I could watch this all day!!
3:20 Jordan got 10 from crowd before even touch in the ball, a real GOAT is this.
@ 13:47 Jordan jumped so high that he had to duck his head and still dunked it with the crease of his elbow hanging on the rim. For being at that reverse angle, it is the most incredible dunk I've ever seen.
There's no dunk more hang time grace. ... bottom line. Jordan. I zzz's. God
Gracias te lo agradezco.. Saludos desde México-CHIAPAS/Motozintla..
get off his dick. Not even close to everyone nowadays.
@@arsenioseslpodcast3143 you're just a hating ass bitch, let him have is opinion
Yes first to have his arm in the rim
Every dunk Dominique did is a 50. Flawless...
rnewman3 exactly... Chicago scam...👎🏻
Ray Ancheta and, How do you know?
It’s always a scam or conspiracy when someone of power doesn’t agree with your opinion... isn’t that weird how often that happens to people? Must be a conspiracy about that s conspiracy.
@@yamahakid450f I guess your kinda right, however I guess it just depends on how’s competing so if like.. Dwight Howard and Nate Robinson go at it in Chicago, It’s probably gonna be more expensive.
Yep 👍🏾 Dominique !!!
There was just something about Jordan that I've never seen from another athlete. He had an inhuman aura.
occultist....he's a real free mason, does not matter if he's blkk, he's one of us, he does have celtic blood though.
@joe smith yeah sure, whatever you say weirdo.
@@krb0123 thanks! you have no clue about anything, I am a free mason, Michael Jordan is one.
It's remarkable how much people LOVE Michael Jordan and to this day, please STILL Do.
DON'T SLEEP ON SPUD WEBB , ONE OF THE SHORTEST MEN TO SLAM DUNK IN THE NBA.
He was incredible in the1986 one.
spud doing rim jobs was almost as good as passes from bj to jordan
Wilkins, the master of the windmill.
His two handed was definitely a 50, no one did it again.
B/C no one wanted a 45.... lol! All 3 dunks by both men were 50's! Jordan's 47... GTFO of here, same with Wilkins 45, WTF?!?
@m Khan ever consider that Jordan missed 2 Dunks? The only reason he won is because they was in Chicago
@@anthonyholmes4117 They said in the video that the judges weren't supposed to judge a score based on missed dunks
more amazing thing is that MJ dribbles and takes off from the free throw line, doesn't carry and travel like others i seen. spectacular, brings back such good memories.
Im 5'7"! Spud Webb is my new hero. Guy never had a chance but still went up against the best b ball player of all time...balls of steel
I loved Spud Webb too. I always looked up to him growing up, because he made it so that a lot of short people like me at least had a chance. He gave a lot of people hope! lol
13:47 dude his arm was inside the rim, and you guys gave him 47???
better than Vince's dunk
They didn’t have replays...
I'm pretty sure it was a second attempt tho if you hear the commentary
Not only that, Jordan jumped so high that he had to duck his head
When the NBA still had some magic…great players, great characters.
@Lil Yeet racism wasn't tolerated in the 80s fool the 80s arent the 1880s.
@Lil Yeet when real racism was called racism
@Lil Yeet if only slavery came back basketball would be way better and we wouldn't have to pay them. TRUMP 2024
Prejudice was used more
I had the large poster of Jordan’s free throw leap from 89 until I graduated high school in 2000. The most iconic photo of sport ever taken in my opinion. He will never be defeated as the best player ever. Thanks Mike
Still have it and aerospace one couple shaqs beavis n butthead…onyx…and ol 90s CR’s…have my original black n red patent leathers and Carolina Nike jersey from90s…
Younger cats these days don't understand what the slam dunk contest meant to us. It was considered a sideshow during all star week. It didn't have the biggest sponsors for years. This is where signature shoes were introduced every year. This is where cats that had a mediocre year could show and prove. It was the one thing we looked forward to every year for years. Players would work on dunks the whole season just for this event. We used to put big money on these contests and it made February so much fun!
2 handed windmill getting a 45 is criminal.. I still think that is one of the greatest dunks ever...
It was an scandle. In fact, that 2 handed windmill was clearly better than the 1 handed windmill (2nd Nique's finals dunk), which didn't deserve 50, cause the ball didn't drill the basket ring cleanly. I was for Wilkins.
I've yet to see another dude do that dunk, its fucking disgusting... I could do a 1 handed windmill in my prime, but 2 handed = a dislocated shoulder or something bad...
Jim Vick I see people all the time do two hand windmills
perfect form
@@emerybmusic not like Dominique did it!!!!!
21:07 Many may not know this. Jordan did not know what last dunk to do. Watch the time stamp I posted. Jordan said he looked in the crowd and didn't know what dunk to do. He said he saw Dr. J and he pointed to the back end of the court, indicating Jordan should do the free throw line dunk which he did. Dr. J won the first dunk contest in the 1970s, and gave Michael advice on how to win this won over a decade later.
Dr J is Great!!
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They're all awesome, but Jordan is just a master
Jordan is just the completest basketballer ever imo…perfekt height perfect muscle/weight ratio, perfect athletism, perfect skill, perfect bounce, perfect defense, perfect creativeness, perfect ball handling. And he is one of the best dunkers to boot.
SPUD WEB AT 5'7 DUNKING ON A 10FT RIM, HE WAS HALFMAN HALF AMAZING.
Thats insane.
I was 14 year old watching this in the tv with my friends... this was such a great time in history. And YES I had the Air Jordans, the outfit with the right number and MJ was my hero.
The thumbnail alone gives me chills.
I remember watching this... how wonderful 80's basketball was with Jordan, Dominique, Bird and Magic .. to name a few.
TruthHasSpoken Unlike Today's NBA!
When watching in slow motion at 15:48-15:55, Wilkins 1st dunk in the final round is perfection : perfect timing and precise execution.
It was the best dunk of all time until Gordon did the sitting dunk.
Definitely really high and far away on the lob
Yeah Dominique kind of got robbed in that one.
best dunk ever
@@moroccoisback477 which dunk are you talking about?
My family are actually really close friends with MJs mom she went to our church, ended up giving us a pair of shoes he wore in a game and signed them for us after giving my brother two weeks free of his basketball camp, super nice people.
Listen to the commentators, corespondent,narrator. So professional description. Compare to nowadays nba commentator, 😂 same kind of difference. 😂,
This is the Dunk Contest of Dunk Contests. I was seven years old the first time I saw Michael Jordan play on TV and I was hooked since then. I was in awe and immediatly started playing basketball after that and only basketball, left soccer alone. MJ The 🐐.
This was the golden age of basketball.
Steve.8 For real though. So, because I'm Brown I'm automatically supposed to be good at Futbol? It is true , I am hella good but hate it. I hate Players who flop.
When basketball was good😔
When MJ dunk, he fly to the rims and it was even more beautiful when watch in Slow-mo....When others dunk, they fall as fast as they jump to the rim no matter how complicated the dunk was it still just a dunk.
Damn I almost forgot about Spudd Webb, I remember watching this and this was when I became an MJ fan. MJ is the G.O.A.T.
I swear spud web is superhuman! i loved watching these guys play back then....nowadays its all about money and alot of players now are all about not messing up there stats....clyde the glide dominique jordan damn those were the days!
Spudtacular!
I’m 5,10 and can’t get near the rim !!
Being 5'7" and able to dunk with 2 hands is the most magical thing in human history!!!
@@ytsux9259 Spud Webb even beat Dominic Wilkins in the 1986 slam dunk contest
Spud Webb was 1.70 m and he was able to Dunk. Amazing!
That’s what I’m sayin
I used to watch Boston Celtics and Lakers in the 80's And Larry bird was my favorite but then Chicago bulls and MJ came in the 90's and 25 years later I'm still watching clips of MJ. No one player has played like Mike since!!
I loved the competition between Dominique and Michael. They brought the most stunning dunks out of each other. Dominique with his power and Michael with his floating grace. I love basketball and today's unbelievable skill in the NBA but I miss the basketball of the 80s and 90s.
80s were the best time in the us
I agree 100%
In all ways.
Nah late 90s early 2000s
So much cocaine
80’s didn’t have Napster
Spud rockin' the "Pony's." lol
I have one of the original posters from the 80's of this dunk till this day
His foot was on the foul shot line! Incredible! Michael Jordan is the best basketball 🏀 player to ever live!
Weak in today's dunk contests
I love how the fans are loving the contest the dunk contest. Two all Stars, two Hall of famer, the best players from their each respective teams,and just also happened to be both great dunkers. Michael was right. We will (never)see a dunk contest with all those I ingredients ever!
And a 5’7” dude who could seriously dunk!
Strike a pose mid air is your dunk signature.
That man just flew from free throw line
I be watching the old games and contest and I still enjoy them. But I can't say that this is still the greatest dunk contest. But I do enjoy the memories and watching MJ, Nique, and Spud
Wilkins dunks had more difficulty BUT Jordan’s supreme air/hang time gives him the advantage. No one else has that hang time.
Julius Erving had the hang time so did Wilt Chamberlain and truth be known. Dr J did that free throw dunk and the rocking windmill years before Jordan did it,,, and I bet Chamberlain did it in the 60s facts be known.
This is why they call it "the good old days".
When NBA had memorable moments.
i weep. "the good old days" is right
Guy was an alien. Glad i got to grow up watching guys like him Bird,Johnson and many others!
I grew up during the 80's, and remember the true amazement of these athletes.
I'm also amazed at being able to revisit what seemed to be new heights reached by the participants...accomplishing more than ever with the human body.
Question was...what would we see next?
Now, after revisiting that three of these videos, all with the participation of Domonique Wilkins, I'm left to ask the question, and even worse yet, see if I'm alone in this thought process.
First off, I was a huge fan of Domonique...the human highlight with his signature windmill dunk. He was a tremendous athlete and the Slam Dunk Contest was signature made for him. If he wasn't winning, you can bet he was in the final round of two.
Now, this is where I'm a little lost...
With a half dozen or so participants, you get to see a decent amount of variation within each player's portfolio...except with Wilkins.
In each of the three contests, he not only performs the same dunks in each of them, but the crowd reacts like they haven't seen this before. Even the announcers were saying that these dunks were worth 50 points.
Wilkins would move on to the next round, and there he is again...the same style dunk. He comes in...jumps...spreads his legs...holds the ball down, with both hands, arms locked...then after performing a pump, he dunks it. After that, each of his dunks are essentially the same, except one might be a reverse...another might have him come in from the side...it's just almost no variation...and this guy is beating the likes of Jordan with these dunks.
I really was at a loss. I couldn't believe the scores he was getting, or how the announcers seemed so taken aback. After that first dunk, the ones that followed had no creativity, no originality, and certainly no added degree of difficulty.
Anyways, if anyone reading this has watched the '85...'86 and '88 contests, and can either agree with me, or even better, tell me what I'm not seeing. Now, if anyone should answer my call here, please only do so with remembering that we are in the context of the mid-to-late 1980's. If someone attempts to 'school' me using present criteria, it won't answer my question.
Wilkens 45 at 20:11 was the key robbery causing him to lose. His head is at the rim for the entire windmill - pure hang time! Possibly the best dunk of the contest, and still one of best windmills ever because of how he contorts his body on the throwdown along with the crushing blow to the rim. I love watching VC and others doing great windmills, but they have minimal body contortion and less art - it's all arms for those guys, and not much else.
I liked Dominique dunking but I thought he was a bit predictable
Judges wanted to see another day so they gave him a 45 lol
nah
He didn't really get robbed because his previous dunk was not even close to the 50 that they gave him.
Robbery for sure
The only reason i start knowing basketball because of u Mj
Beautiful flight... Jordan is the best player of my life
Who’s here after watching that farce of a dunk contest in 2022… 🤦🏽♂️
Thank you for this! What a magical time it was! 😁
Mike Jordan, Mike Tyson, Mike Jackson. All at the top of their careers in 1988.
Be like Mike.
No, don't be like Tyson and Jackson.
That dunk where Mj gets a 47 in the finals is my favorite. I used to copy that dunk my sophomore year and it was just so cool to glide off 1 foot and pump it on both sides then wind it in 😎
Bro ima need you to post a video of you doing that on your YT.
@@tripnipnc 25 years ago. I wish I still could 😥
@@kkbaby30 full of sht!!!
@@danh2492 It wasn't that hard, I was 6'3" at 16 and 6'5" at 17.
Don’t worry about the trollers...a lot peeps could throw it down and still do. We all just couldn’t do as good as J. 👊🏽
I watched the movie Air a few days ago. Jordon delivered on basketball courts and earned the well deserved royalty from the shoe line. Smart guy and passionate at what he does.
Man we came a long way from them booty shorts😂😂🤣🤣
This had to be the greatest slam dunk contest ever!!!
This really makes me sad to see what the NBA has become. The good days are definitely gone. These guys were class acts. All of them. Not like today’s clowns
Today's clowns??? That's harsh, man!
however those dunks probably do not make it out the 1st round nowadays
Dennis Rodman says thanks
Spoken like a true grandpa
I remember watching this as a kid and getting so mad at the judges scoring and then seeing his Airness do it again with the free throw dunk. Incredible ❤
I really think judges should have and opportunity to see these dunks in slow motion...seeing all the moving parts and the creativity behind the dunks before they score. At first glance the dunks look normal but in slow motion wow! Mike is truly one of a kind
The dunking contest of recent years is only a pail imitation of these original glory years. Many of the current top players don’t even bother to complete!
Nah it’s better now
And they are afraid to lose to lower ranked players
@@tripledoublegainz3612 yeah definitely better much more creative, remember dwight Howard 1st superman dunk?
"Pail" imitation? Lol. I guess it was a bucket game?
Yeah that was CRAZY. When he came out of the london telephone booth
Jordan took the possibility that the other contestants think they had a chance to beat him personally.
Greatest at capturing those once in a lifetime moments
the attitude of the players is impressive.
respect, humility,
good mentality compared to today.
You're obviously not talking about Jordan 😂
That two handed windmill was nasty from Dominique. That should've been a 50. Home town favorite was in play here.
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Why doesn’t anyone here like Spud Webb? He was awesome!
6:17 when they go nuts when Jordan starts walking back to do the free throw line dunk is awesome
Who came after Aaron got robbed😤
Nah, Jones was better.
Idiot
Nique was very very special!!/ I remember he rocked the Brooks shoes.... // made me even buy a pair or 2... :)
lots of interesting brands worn back in the day. Drexler wore KangaROO and Avia. Hakeem wore Etonics. Worthy wore New Balance. Spudd Webb wore Pony.
Wilkins gave him a run for his money for sure but what an iconic memorable dunk from Jordan, how many people bought that poster, him hanging in the air taking off from the free throw line, I owned it, I was a fan of Wilkins and Webb back in the day as well.
Jordan lost that dunk contest everyone knows it
@@utahsilvey5930 lol
Yeah Wilkins was robbed so bad. I remember watching when I was 13. I was do mad. Lol I love jordan but Wilkins clearly won it
Back when the game was worth watching.
2 hand windmill = 45??????? lol
back fly + elbow in the rim = 47?????? LOL
Jordan won fair and square, but I like wilkins too
Scott Lawrence no he didn’t, u just saying that cuz of his name
Scott Lawrence Wilkins was way better
Mustakin Miah at this time Jordan wasn’t even considered the GOAT, and if you watch the last dunks in the final round Wilkins did the same dunk twice. Was close but Jordan def won imo.
James is great, but the finesse that Jordan had was like ballet on the basketball court.... finely tuned and fun to watch...
Right on!
Andrew James James is kinda of clunky in the air, just like Collin Coword said
LeBron James sucks. I have Bird over James.
These kids will never know how badass those years and tough players were
The sideways reverse dunk that Michael Jordan does at 13:22, is by far the most underrated dunk in Slam Dunk history, and by far Michael Jordan's greatest dunk! (the actual replay of the dunk, says it all)
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Amen !
Yeah, it was definitely better than the "almost free throw" dunk
Agree. His best dunk of the contest. Had to duck his head to avoid contact with the rim. Nuff said.
what’s impressive is how the players back then did not travel when performing their dunks!
Yeah I guess 8:43 wasn’t a travel 😂
Drexler weak
😂😂😂
Some did like Drexler.
Well, it looks like travelling is an in-game infraction & not of any use in Slam Dunk contests! Makes sense if you think about it.
I was 11 years old when this happened and I remember watching it and in awe of how poetic MJ's skills were at dunking. Obviously today these dunks are nothing, but at the time... they were legendary status lol... GOAT
what a once in a lifetime legend
Imagine being there for this
And the Air Jordan’s logo was born!
No doubt about it!! Air Jordan
This wasn't it bro
That's not where it came from.
Bryan Qualls sure it did, the leaping from the foul line jam!
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Sooooo much Respect ✊ for these incredible athletes! Michael & Dominic just leave you speechless!!!! And what SPUD could do @ 5’7” is so phenomenal! What fun to look back to the ‘88 slam dunk competition!
This was so pure compared to todays contest, no nonsense, just aerial acrobatics.
18 years young...those were the days!!!!
The dunk is considered the greatest because (1) both are great players, All star players, and all nba 1st team /2nd team players . (2) they are the scoring champion last two seasons respectively (3) they are arguably the best in-game dunker at the time. And all the people argued which one is the best, the only way is to have a dunk contest to find out!!! No dunk contest could compare to this one, ever again!!!
U right they are the best as some one ones said. Greatest come in pairs.,.....
Chu David very well said.. and TRUE!. A bunch of nobody's just can't compare to the Human Highlight Film and Air Jordan!
Maybe you should have seen the first guy that dunked from the free throw line,,, or the first and second guys to dunk two basketballs at once,,, then tell me what was the best dunk contest of all time.