VIDEO: Every dunk in the 2016 Slam Dunk contest
Bob Donnan / USA TODAY Sports
Was it the greatest Slam Dunk contest of all time? Most players seem to think so.
The 2016 edition of the hallowed All-Star Saturday competition dropped more jaws than any in recent memory. It saw Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon go back and forth in a preposterous game of one-upmanship. They generated six straight perfect-50 dunks between them before a double-pump tomahawk from Gordon underwhelmed the judges, and LaVine clinched his second straight title with a through-the-legs slam from just inside the free-throw line.
Here are the full highlights of the competition, from Will Barton's brilliant "Thriller"-themed walkout to Gordon's sitting-in-midair all-timer to LaVine's literal showstopper.
Dikembe Mutombo's face says it all.
HEADLINES
- Kerr: Timeout blowup with Draymond 'not my finest hour'
- Tatum-less Celtics are inspiring, Cavs are not, new anti-tanking measures
- NBA Christmas Day picks: Spurs-Thunder rematch headlines holiday card
- Former NBA 2nd-round pick Nnaji joins Baylor with immediate eligibility
- Spurs storm past Thunder for 2nd win over OKC in 10 days
Advertisement