Dominique Wilkins on Why Top Players Don't Enter Dunk Contest, Ja Morant would Win Today (Part 9)

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NBA legend Dominique Wilkins reflected on his experiences and the evolution of the Slam Dunk Contest. Noting that in 1984, all top players would enter the contest, Wilkins said that today's best dunkers, like Ja Morant, Zion Williamson, Giannis, Lebron James, and Russell Westbrook, don’t participate at all. According to Wilkins, these players might fear it would negatively affect their legacy. He reminisced about his first dunk contest, where he came third after Larry Nance and Julius Erving. His initial lack of passion changed when he saw Dr. J, causing him to compete more fiercely the following year. He also shared how he felt losing to his teammate Spud Webb. Finally in response to who among the current NBA roster would win the Slam Dunk Contest, Wilkins picked Ja Morant.

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@vladtv 10 ай бұрын

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@easymoneyproductions9898 10 ай бұрын

MOST WILL SAY VINCE CARTER AMD THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TOO .....BUT DOMINIQUE WAS A GREAT PLAYER AND IN GAME DUNKER....GAVE YOUR FAVORITE PLAYERS 40 LIKE IT.WAS NOTHING💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@moneymone9621 10 ай бұрын

@@easymoneyproductions9898 you on

@tonystaton9583 10 ай бұрын

Gordon vs lavine dunk contest was a classic

@penkima4923 10 ай бұрын

It was a fiasco.

@ISO_Ani 10 ай бұрын

Dwight was the last one that was a superstar in the league, entered & won in 08

@Doknot-tb9ey 10 ай бұрын

Yep.

@o.g.new-blood1681 10 ай бұрын

*Blake Griffin

@ISO_Ani 10 ай бұрын

@@o.g.new-blood1681 wouldn’t consider him a superstar or at the level of VC

@leviticuscornwall9631 10 ай бұрын

@@o.g.new-blood1681yeah but Blake was a star because of his dunking. Dwight (and other stars who have won the contest) had elements to their game beyond just dunking, which is what makes it even more impressive if they win

@waxdominioni3303 10 ай бұрын

All star not a super star

@rudyj151 10 ай бұрын

THE PROBLEM IS THEY R SCARED TO LOSE

@shonuff718 10 ай бұрын

Exactly !! Straight punks

@RedVoteRedemption 10 ай бұрын

That’s all it is, their ego is too fragile.

@cp1048 10 ай бұрын

Sounds like boxing

@allanawanyo4966 10 ай бұрын

Cause judges can’t be trusted

@TreeSnackz 10 ай бұрын

No lies determined

@TJMoore-gd8ex 10 ай бұрын

I believe that the thing that ruined the dunk contest is the internet (social media)! You see, before the internet you didn't get to see all of the best dunkers. You couldn't just look up the best dunks! Dunks traveled by word of mouth (you heard that Dr. J and Jordan could jump from the free throw line, you heard that David Thompson could touch the top of the backboard etc...) and you had to wait until the dunk contest to see it! Nowadays there are dunk contest for high school players, colleges, and semi pro and overseas players just to name a few and you can go to social media just minutes after the dunk has been completed! Also, when M. Jordan and D. Wilkins were competing, very few people had seen a 360 dunk. Now everybody does it and nobody's impressed with it. It is much harder to impress the fans now than it was 25 - 30 years ago!!

@zabariduwab9950 10 ай бұрын

Well said

@strauqq1 10 ай бұрын

Hmmm, makes sense.

@noctv6809 10 ай бұрын

Facts. Humans can only do so much new and entertaining in the air with a basketball and a rim before stuff has to be repeated and eventually gets stale (or reinvented, i.e. Slam Ball). What reasonable elite NBA athlete wants to tape up and play thru an old (or new) injury to repeat the dunks that are already on KZfaq in HD and Slo-mo, while trying to feed their family in the NBA, which is a "next man up" business?

@mikea22875 10 ай бұрын

I don’t think so. People are still looking up Vince Carter dunks. The problem is the new generation. It’s cooler to wave guns around on social media.

@shawndaking4194 10 ай бұрын

Very well said I agree ‼️

@jeremyjohnson8243 10 ай бұрын

I was a tiny kid watching Jordan vs Dominique 2 yrs in a row and was hooked.

@Doknot-tb9ey 10 ай бұрын

Its sad that today's superstars and all-stars are not in the dunk contest. They need to be in the dunk contest to do it for the fans like Dominique and Michael did it.

@robinlove2452 10 ай бұрын

Yes! I Couldnt Wait To See 🤗 That S..t Was Fire

@crawdaddy6969 10 ай бұрын

As a kid, I would go to Hawks games for three empty bags of Maxwell House Coffee and watch them beat the crap out of whoever they were playing. Saw Spud dunk in a game. Many by Nique.

@crtart54 10 ай бұрын

Stop disrespecting dwight howard

@ocampbell1954 10 ай бұрын

It literally means nothing. A dunk contest means nothing for a guy like Lebrons legacy. Just like it didn't affect Magic, Bird, etc legacy.

@aaronanderson3076 10 ай бұрын

Not everyone is a "show dunker". Alot of guys are just "game dunkers". It takes a great deal of creativity. If these guys blew away the dunk contest but couldn't win a game, you would say he's spending his time wrong

@jswag3122 10 ай бұрын

He said that him and Jordan did the Dunk Contest for the fans but nowadays players don't really care about the fans like in the 80s, 90s and the early 2000s.

@leonblack751 10 ай бұрын

This guy is a Legend and a Class Act

@Nestle245 10 ай бұрын

One of the most random people to be on here, but as one of my most favorite dunkers/players of all time im glad he is.

@Willworld. 10 ай бұрын

They need to just get the best dunkers worldwide and have a player Sponsor them. The dunk contest would be legendary

@withjermaine 10 ай бұрын

oooooh!

@chrisisslick 10 ай бұрын

That's what I'm saying! Nba players ain't fucking with professional dunkers

@cornbreadmilton5265 10 ай бұрын

@@chrisisslickdat was a thought i had for 2023 contest but Mac McClung saved it,2016 Zach n Aaron were not top tier players at the time but after their Blockbuster showdown,Their status skyrocketed.

@chrisisslick 10 ай бұрын

@@cornbreadmilton5265 McClung technically ain't an nba player tho. He's in the g league, but he showed up and showed out!

@RMoore-zt7zs 10 ай бұрын

It's hard to quantify how good DW truly was. So well spoken, level headed, and gracious too.

@zeroturn7091 10 ай бұрын

Imagine a 230 lbs Zion.

@djxcel23 10 ай бұрын

Nowadays They are scared to embarrass themselves.

@cashfor7621 10 ай бұрын

😂

@user-xv6li1qv6s 10 ай бұрын

Facts . We already know lebron is a cry baby

@silewis9396 10 ай бұрын

@@user-xv6li1qv6s LecryBaby lives in your head rent free

@1990758 10 ай бұрын

Exactly you're right

@user-xv6li1qv6s 10 ай бұрын

@@silewis9396 rent is free betting against lebron

@tonyoliver5537 10 ай бұрын

In 1985 Dominique Wilkins faced Michael Jordan in the Slam Dunk Contest and won, Spudd Webb won the Slam Dunk Contest in 1986.

@drew5700 10 ай бұрын

Just imagine had nique had won a few rings, he would be considered one of the top 10 greatest, probably

@jrsmith1998 10 ай бұрын

Definitely not

@jlui21 10 ай бұрын

-- great scorer. Teammates were good but not great. Played against Bird and then MJ so he never had a chance in the East. But man oh man, he scored over 26,000 pts -- for a player known for his dunking. Incredible.

@drew5700 10 ай бұрын

@@jlui21 lol I want to disagree but I can't, you're right

@ClevertymeZ 10 ай бұрын

I was a Jordan fan, I thought Wlikins won. As a matter of fact, the rule was if you missed a dunk, the highest you could get was a 45. They gave Jordan a 50 for his replacement dunk. Not to mention, I thought they low balled Wlikins on one of his dunks. Jordan won 147 to Wilkins 145. Which included that 50 from that replacement dunk. Take away the 5 pts. that Jordan was never suppose to get. Wilkins wins!

@b9479 10 ай бұрын

Even Jordan admitted that Wilkins should've won

@synexthebarbarian8006 10 ай бұрын

It's because of social media. Social media will destroy that players career if he loses

@1990758 10 ай бұрын

Lol and espn

@CeddyMackBaybee 10 ай бұрын

Facts. Social media got zero chill for even 2 place.

@stuckinthe90sThegoldenera 10 ай бұрын

@@beery6659Facts 😂😂

@synexthebarbarian8006 10 ай бұрын

@@beery6659 what about the superstars now

@southside318boi 10 ай бұрын

@@beery6659he ain’t a slam dunk contest type of dunker ge had hops and power but he didn’t have the creativity to be in a slam dunk contest

@kel5088 10 ай бұрын

Lol mane you and Mike was doing the same dunks multiple contests in the row 😂 and that Aaron Gordon vs lavine probably the best one I’ve seen

@Obstakill 10 ай бұрын

He means as far as hype. Not actual dunks.

@penkima4923 10 ай бұрын

@@Obstakill Zach LaVine actually tried to make simplified copies of Aaron's dunks.

@damongales319 10 ай бұрын

I've never heard his thoughts about not being picked for the original Dream Team. I always thought that he should have been on that team

@twogzup293 10 ай бұрын

He was picked but he got injured that’s when he hurt his Achilles 91 I think

@Hellbender21 10 ай бұрын

@@twogzup293January of 92 he ruptured his Achilles tendon. He was right up there with all of the greats back then.

@sirmanni4534 10 ай бұрын

Anyone going up against a 5’6” high flyer is going to loose period because of the height difference.

@jlui21 10 ай бұрын

-- Losing 1 is fine. But the travesty is Nate at 5'9 winning 3 dunk contests and A-a-ron being 0-3 is sad. As a short person, I love it when Spud Webb won -- even if he earned brownie points for being short. But 3 dunk wins for Nate? He's an incredible dunker at 5'9 but he isn't the best dunker. I'd argue that that hurt the NBA contest. (Firstly, Lebron pretending to join the contest but always fizzling out gave other stars their Right to skip it as well).

@alo.5141 10 ай бұрын

I bought a poster of Mike's free throw line dunk.... random dude sees me buy it and we started talking about the '88 dunk contest(I was in kindergarten at the time 😅)and the 1st thing he said was that Mike only won because it was in Chicago....Shout to 'Nique

@maxmeier532 10 ай бұрын

All the best dunks have been done and we have the posters to show for it. The dunk contest now happens in every regular game. So there is no need for a specific contest. Back in the day only a few guys dunked as often or as showy as today. So in the contests of the last, say 10-15 years it's getting comical. And not to knock on Dominique, but, 5'7 Spud dunking was hands down way cooler and more impressive than Wilkins at 6'8 windmilling or whatever. So Spud definitely won that contest.

@Mr_Big_Lou 10 ай бұрын

Dominique used to be one of my favorite players, and you can tell by the way he carries himself that he’s a humble, down to earth type of person. Very classy guy, I salute him 👌🏾

@Toppshotta4 10 ай бұрын

Arron Gordon being robbed twice was the end of the dunk contest for me.

@jeremiahjenkins8416 10 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing , arron gordon was the one was supposed to save the dunk contest but after they robbed him twice it went down hill from there

@liljayo 10 ай бұрын

Zack lavine and Aaron has the most respect from me . Y’all new nba player too 🐱

@siskodefiant4275 10 ай бұрын

The reason a man like Mac Mcclung won is because he is hungry and despite getting denied his spot in the league. Dude can ball, has otherwordly hops, and has no fear. Ja has the skill, but these superstars are just too afraid to lose. Continue to represent Virginia Mac!👍🏾

@TreeSnackz 10 ай бұрын

Shoutout Mac McClung he did his thing by winning this year’s Dunk competition!

@treedillinger5801 10 ай бұрын

Because the bar has been set too high…not just by players but you have professional dunkers now that don’t even play basketball. I agree with what Nique is saying, and I wish the good players would all do it… but I understand why they don’t.

@albertc2390 10 ай бұрын

That's exactly why. The bar is set too high. How do you follow up AG and LaVine? Jordan, Unique, Carter put on iconic dunk contests but that's where it stops. I catch a lot of heat for saying Carter has been bested multiple times over since his iconic showing. If you put those dunks that he did against a few contestants after him, he isn't winning the contest.

@treedillinger5801 10 ай бұрын

@@albertc2390 yup. People tend to forget that most contests are duds- and to reiterate what Dominque said in the clip: it won’t actually hurt anyone’s legacy. You might get clowned on for a day and a half on social media. Again: so what. Think about it: we talk about the 80s contests…then nothing (people forget the contest had dropped off so badly that they got rid of it in the 90s and brought it back just for Kobe)… then 2000… (Nate and Dwight, but who cares?) then another decade and a half before Gordon and Levine. Years or even decades go by with no good contests…but nobody’s legacy gets ruined for trying.

@T_Time_ 10 ай бұрын

You ain’t trying to waste most of your energy practicing dunks, when you might get one or two dunks a game at the most, and the skills to able to get that to that dunk is more important to your career.

@shonuff718 10 ай бұрын

I disagree … they don’t wanna lose .. they punks !! It’s a character thing … different generations have different characteristics …

@BigDilf3 10 ай бұрын

Ja elevation alone makes his dunks exciting so all he gotta do is finish whatever dunk he does and it’s a 10

@Traumadj 10 ай бұрын

Seen all that was named. The MJ and Dominique was dope and the spud Webb and the vince carter both were crazy!

@user-mk9oy3io9s 10 ай бұрын

People expectations are too high, i never dunked, but I can watch a man do a two handed windmill and say " not impressive " there's critics way worst than me. People are expecting dudes to defy gravity😂

@Obstakill 10 ай бұрын

That’s a fact. I was around some kids at the park. I did a clean 2 hand windmill off the drop step and them lil nuggas really boo’d me 😂....

@Gottiboy3 10 ай бұрын

S\o D Wilkins one of my favorite ever in I was born in 01 I would watch Dominique highlights all day cuz of my uncle

@SPORTS_FITNESS_LIFE_HIPHOP 10 ай бұрын

Vlad the goat.... this is the human highlight Dominique Wilkins

@Tonyoung55 10 ай бұрын

Top players scared to lose/embarrassed themselves Greek did enter the contest he lost The players who do enter do it to gain recognition and maybe earn endorsements

@jlui21 10 ай бұрын

-- Theory. Lebron never joining the dunk contest gave other Superstars the "okay" to not join the contest. secondly, Nate winning 3 while Aaron Gordon being 0-3 shows what a joke it has become. Aaron gordon's duel w/ Zach Lavine was GREAT though.

@eddiecoger1082 10 ай бұрын

truth be told these players are scared of looking bad on social media and the sports talk shows.

@This_is_fun144 10 ай бұрын

FACTS‼️😂

@Des_Zee 10 ай бұрын

It's about the fans 💯

@way2gocurtis 10 ай бұрын

Dominique in the studio working on an album. 😂

@TheDubtapehybridtherapper 10 ай бұрын

Legend

@GODs_Son777 10 ай бұрын

Dominique looks good. He's still in very good shape

@tootactgetbusy2446 10 ай бұрын

Only recent dunk contest you can compare from back then n now is 2016 AG vs LV😮‍💨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@tjfromzone4 10 ай бұрын

i deliver to his home man he a laid back guy.. s/o nique i got his throwback jersey. forever my favorite hawk #21

@tonygoins9037 10 ай бұрын

I'm still trying to figure that Gordon situation myself that ticked me off they played him on dunk contest twice. I wouldn't do it again either

@penkima4923 10 ай бұрын

The first contest he got robbed by Shaq, who is dumb as a shoe, and shouldn't be let to judge anything, or talk another word ever again. The second time Aaron faced Miami Heat player Derrick Jones Jr. in the contest. NBA decided to attach Heat-legend Dwyane Wade as a judge. That ended up as everyone suspected.

@darrellthomas884 10 ай бұрын

I see the hawks on bally's, but i wonder how he feels about having folks pass him the ball in the contesr.

@efree345 10 ай бұрын

Hitting them with the truth.

@strauqq1 10 ай бұрын

It was just a different time and era. Those times were rare and fun. Not so much now cause it's expected for you to do a 360 on the internet.

@CybersecurityandCigars 10 ай бұрын

Smart man..

@neolazo8182 10 ай бұрын

Facts !!!!!!

@newellphelps2481 10 ай бұрын

All class Nique human highlight film.

@raphaeljohnson253 10 ай бұрын

I believe this all started when Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter didn't go against each other in the much anticipated dunk matchup. After both decided not to enter again that's when the top tier players stopped competing in the dunk contest. The other player that was an incredible dunker was Jason Richardson. He actually entered the dunk contest three times and won two. I would have liked to seen Kobe, Vince, and Jason go against each other in the dunk contest. I believe the best players cheat the fans out when they don't enter and compete.

@TreeSnackz 10 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t be surprised if Vince and Kobe passed up that opportunity because they’d been having Dunk Contest all during AAU basketball while they were teammates and already knew each others bag of dunks .

@raphaeljohnson253 10 ай бұрын

I wouldn't disagree with you but like Dominique said you do it for the fans. The fans was clamoring to see Vince and Kobe go at it. Also, to do the dunk contest on the highest stage the highest level people would have appreciate it and the memories that you leave behind for fans to talk about. Just like the Jordan/Dominique contest fans and just people in general are still talking about that dunk contest.

@jrsmith1998 10 ай бұрын

Yep. Vince would have destroyed Kobe. Vince had the same advantages that Jordan had; which Kobe did NOT have. Extra huge hands.

@bobbyjackson7325 10 ай бұрын

Kobe was supposed to be in the 2000 dunk contest. He pulled out

@adarrylljacksonsr7525 10 ай бұрын

People STILL blaming the friends instead of holding them accountable for their own actions?!!🤷🏽‍♂️

@shanepthemogul 10 ай бұрын

Plz don’t forget about Jason Richardson he was a trendsetter in the dunk contest!

@seaorycrane9747 10 ай бұрын

Human Highlight aka Neek hands down my favorite player I used to hate seeing doc rivers not pass him the ball 🤦🏾‍♂️

@overratedgm5713 10 ай бұрын

In the '84 dunk contest Michael Cooper was awesome, should have won

@DGCCTV 10 ай бұрын

Nique was college roommates with my fam Pee Wee Leonard. Pee Wee went to Georgia then transferred to SLU

@darwinfussle5031 10 ай бұрын

When Jordan admitted stopping being in the dunk contest he started winning rings.... that's the mentality that all have followed

@killakam9006 10 ай бұрын

They scared to lose.. s/o dominic Wilkins was da man 💯 he wasn’t scared of the competition him , mike

@MONKMONEY-hu1gw 10 ай бұрын

Mr. Underrated. The human highlight film

@cordezjones7432 10 ай бұрын

Y'all truly forgetting about Zach Lavine he killed the dunk contest and was better than Gordon's dunk contest.

@shawtyeatemup1352 10 ай бұрын

I strongly agree

@noanalyst 10 ай бұрын

Rubbish. Gordon clearly won

@cordezjones7432 10 ай бұрын

@noanalyst no way at all buddy

@uyoung76 9 ай бұрын

They should be in 😊the contest for the fans

@creoleDJ 10 ай бұрын

I remember Charles Barkley saying he didn’t want to risk injury in the contests..

@marcg5856 10 ай бұрын

Dwight Howard I'll say top of the game when he went he was in his Orlando prime finals appearance defensive player of the year

@Lathrone2k 10 ай бұрын

I know know why people forgot how elite Dwight Howard was when he was in the dunk contest.

@state2statestreetedition453 10 ай бұрын

Those two lightskin ninjas was some of the best of all time

@ther8764 10 ай бұрын

PREACH!!! The root of the problem with today’s NBA and today’s athletes!!!!!!

@bilogskii2216 10 ай бұрын

It's because we basically have seen all the dunks that could be done so nba superstars has nothing to offer new. Add the fact that the new things that we haven't seen in the nba, we already have seen via pro dunkers on youtube so all of us have some level of expectation on what's a great dunk or not unlike in Niq's era where majority of people don't see amazing dunks being done on the courts. It's time to bring pro dunkers in the nba. I have said this before, let the top players have a draft and pro dunkers will be on the pool.

@Bnoise22 10 ай бұрын

No the problem is the superstar who loses are going to be critiqued as if they folded in the finals

@emceeschwartz 10 ай бұрын

The Human Highlight Reel

@keondretraylor3311 10 ай бұрын

Giannis was in the 2015 dunk contest

@thewatcher5550 10 ай бұрын

Ja Morant, Anthony Edwards, Zion, Wiggins, Gordon and Levine I’m sure still have it…

@dannydavis5550 10 ай бұрын

The most dominant dunk contestant was Mr Vince Carter but Jordan and Niqe was most memorable

@NMV-eq5jt 10 ай бұрын

Dwight Howard in 08 or 09 was probably the last superstar to be in the dunk contest. Blake Griffin maybe if you want to count him.

@SmooveTV718 10 ай бұрын

Dame?

@NMV-eq5jt 10 ай бұрын

@@SmooveTV718 shit I didn't even know he was in there. 2014 I missed that one

@user-hj9mi6jl6o 10 ай бұрын

FROM OG HE WAS ROB OF DUNK CONTEST VS SPUD WEBB FOR SURE AM JUST SAYING VLAD

@noctv6809 10 ай бұрын

The reality is, we've now seen 98% of what's humanly possible for an uncontested dunk. People are much harder to impress, and all that jumping is hard on the body. In the mind of the elite players, the negatives simply outweigh the positives. I think the dunk competition would need to be reinvented somehow to get elite names to enter, and beat up their body. They're saving themselves for the season, and more wisely for earning bigger/better contracts. Let the KZfaqrs and Slam Ball players do the dunking. The NBA should focus on finding new fun skilled contests like passing and trick shots, and maybe add a competition like "hidden talents", and let the players entertain with new imagination inspiring play.

@MichaelLee-pl4sh 10 ай бұрын

This is a cop out. They feel they are too good for the dunk contest. It’s for the fans and the fans pay to see the best. We don’t want to see people we do not know in the dunk contest.

@noctv6809 10 ай бұрын

@@MichaelLee-pl4sh What's your basketball background? Real high level adult ball players learn early the physical price you pay for extreme explosive performances. It's not easy or guaranteed that you'll recover 100% physically after performance like a dunk competition. Back in the day when most trick dunks were new and exciting, it was (somewhat) worth risking physical injury in an attempt to make history, and to make a name for yourself. Fast-forward to today... the best dunkers are not in the NBA, they're on KZfaq. The best dunkers aren't even well rounded basketball players, they're dunk specialists, that can play a little bit. Everyone, including NBA players, know that real dunk fans are going to compare the dunks that NBA players are capable of, with the dunks everyone has seen on KZfaq, performed by dunk specialists that can play a little bit, and the smart players make an executive decision to let the dunk specialists have shine, and the NBA player will focus on longevity of their professional career, the big money, the NBA contacts, endorsements and more. The best dunkers are now on KZfaq, and probably coming soon to Amazon Prime Video. LOL 😆

@bobbyjackson7325 10 ай бұрын

Excuses

@jrsmith1998 10 ай бұрын

A dunk contest is not hard on the body. What the heck are u talking about dude?

@j.roberts2230 10 ай бұрын

Bllshht! Todays "star" players just don't want to be embarrassed! Too rich, too spoiled and full of themselves period!

@rogerssombe7369 10 ай бұрын

Its all ego now.....Back in the 80s, 90s there was a crazy competitive spirit but not where it got to their egos of things like contests and all. They knew how to have fun and their also knew when they had to go to war against each other. They could seperate the two. Now its all about the bag and not wanting to be seen with such and such.....I can't blame the players totally but the league has also played its part in creating this mindset....

@jonathanharris9321 10 ай бұрын

And thats the difference between Bron and Jordan and even Kobe they competed in the competitions for the fans and had great seasons

@darnellrtr252 10 ай бұрын

He would’ve won, if had style and creativity but he was reliant on power. He just didn’t have that flare.

@flygenyus2186 10 ай бұрын

2:46 It was Dwight in 09

@duprez2 10 ай бұрын

Real simple. They can't compete. What are they gonna do that a social media dunker, with no game, hasn't done better? Besides contested dunks in the game are more exciting because of the explosive power and spontaneity. They're like a brutal one punch knock out in an MMA fight or boxing match.

@TreeSnackz 10 ай бұрын

Kobe Bryant entered without a question and won that trophy by paying homage to JR Rider with the “Eastbay Dunk”

@iamstill 10 ай бұрын

D Howard was the top center in the league around the time he entered............

@duro845 10 ай бұрын

Dunking is a novelty really not a competition of skill per se. Every player can do it

@tyardovdabulldht2340 10 ай бұрын

Perhaps those Elite players want to give some Shine to lesser known players!

@1990758 10 ай бұрын

I doubt that very much it's called scared.

@killemall923 10 ай бұрын

At this point, i dont think there's a dunk we haven't seen yet. Therefore the odds are stacked against any Superstar participating in the dunk contest

@penkima4923 10 ай бұрын

Go watch Aaron Gordon's contest in 2016.

@brandone869 10 ай бұрын

Carter, TMac and Francis was the best ever but Jordan in Chicago was lit

@dalcow1101 10 ай бұрын

Nique was a beast

@LoyaltyOverLove1 10 ай бұрын

Streetwarstv 🤙🏽

@michael43567 10 ай бұрын

Same reason players don't play one on one on camera. Losing would hurt their ego

@mypeople1stwilliam 10 ай бұрын

The problem is there’s a difference between game dunks and dunk contest dunks. I’d say Ja afraid to embarrass his self. I’ve seen him do nice dunks that weren’t “in game”. LeBron, even in his prime didn’t ever have a crazy dunk package. Would’ve only disappointed people.

@victormaitland5331 10 ай бұрын

🦾🕶️🥇🏆🏀 Preach! Dominique Preach!

@cashfor7621 10 ай бұрын

Dam near every dunk that u can think of has been performed. Last best contest featured zach lavine and aaron gordon. Nothing will top that for years to come. Guys are out of dunks humanly creatable. They should bring guys in off the streets to do the dunk contest and pay the top winner a sizeable award. NBA players can sponsor or endorse the competitors.🤷🏽‍♂️

@1990758 10 ай бұрын

You can't take guys off the street because if they get injured, then they're going to sue the nba.

@cashfor7621 10 ай бұрын

@1990758 maybe sign a waiver or something. But the whole weekend is beginning to be absolutely unwatchable including the game

@shonuff718 10 ай бұрын

Not true !!

@chrisisslick 10 ай бұрын

Most dunks have been done, but pro dunkers are doing dunks that nba players can't do. Even McClung brought out some rare dunks, but he's in the g league.

@yekoms0908 10 ай бұрын

Cause its so hard to be original everything’s been done. What Aaron Gordon did was very special. Nothing wrong with not wanting to lose even Kobe didn’t want to participate in the 2000 dunk contest cause he didnt want to lose to Vince. I think they should stop doing the dunk contest again since players are running out of ideas,like they did in 98, 99. Then bring it back like they did in 2000.

@antoniostarks7167 10 ай бұрын

That’s reals I don’t know a friend I’ll give 70 million up for just to be cool💯

@trg-7506 10 ай бұрын

They just skipped over 85 beating Mike before he lost to Spud

@WillWigg 10 ай бұрын

They need to put more respect on Dwight Howard.

@jaykaynum5569 10 ай бұрын

The NBA been scary since 03😂

@DynoGreen313 10 ай бұрын

they don't join the dunk contest because their agents tell them 'that is not the best way to build YOUR BRAND' simple; players now play for the money not for the love of ball/competition necessarily

@Obstakill 10 ай бұрын

Well they got some dumb ass agents then cause a having a good showing at the dunk contest would expand their brand...

@thescatman5029 10 ай бұрын

Mike, Doc, Nique were multi-million dollar brands. The Ja's, Brons, Westbrooks, etc, are billion-dollar brands. Too many people besides themselves will lose a lot of money if they get hurt!

@MaxPotentialGreatness 10 ай бұрын

At this point it isn’t about the dunk its about whose doing it Would you rather see Trey murphy iii do an east bay dunk … Or would you rather see Ja Morant do an east bay dunk ? …. Would you rather see Shadon Sharpe do a 360 windmill or Zion do a 360 windmill ?…. So guys saying we’ve seen it all and its hard to impress nowadays. I don’t quite agree with that . Mac McClung has “ brought back “ the dunk contest and he’s not a star . No disrespect to Mac cuz he can ball . But It would be a lot cooler to watch Ja , Zion , Ant go at it .

@anthonyjefferson3941 10 ай бұрын

I'm sorry Kobe doesn't count he was a bench player at the time, he was hype because coming out of High School. But he did made a name for himself . But that dunk contest was his rookie year.