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."

Feb 19, 2023 · The National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced that Julius “Dr. J” Erving will now serve as the namesake of the trophy awarded to the AT&T Slam Dunk Champion. Recognizing one of...

Feb 18, 2023 · Julius “Dr. J” Erving will now serve as the namesake of the trophy awarded to the #ATTSlamDunk Champion! Recognizing of one of the game’s most electrifying dunkers of all time, the trophy...

Feb 19, 2023 · Nearly 30 years after his retirement, the NBA has finally named a trophy after Julius "Dr. J" Erving. The winner of Saturday night's AT&T Slam Dunk Championship will receive a hardware named in...

Feb 18, 2024 · Check out every NBA slam dunk contest winners since 1984. In 2024, Mac McClung drew 5 perfect scores on his final dunk and became the 5th player to repeat as AT&T Slam Dunk champion....

Feb 19, 2024 · The NBA reintroduced the Slam Dunk Contest on a permanent basis as a free - standing event during the NBA All - Star Weekend in 1984 at its birthplace in Denver. Phoenix's Larry Nance defeated the original ABA / NBA Slam Dunk contest winner in …

Feb 18, 2024 · Mac McClung has won his second straight NBA Slam Dunk Contest by grabbing the ball out of Shaquille O’Neal’s hands and leaping over him to draw five perfect scores on his final attempt.

Then-Philadelphia 76ers point guard Mac McClung dominated the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest and won the newly-named “Dr. J Trophy”, paying homage to Julius "Dr. J" Erving.

To bring more heat to the once-glorified slam dunk contest, the NBA renamed the trophy to honor one of the best dunkers in NBA history. In whose name has the NBA changed the slam dunk contest’s trophy? The NBA renamed the competition after Hall of Famer Julius Erving and named the trophy Dr. J.

Jan 8, 2024 · The contest was won by Darnell Hillman, but he only received his trophy a couple of years ago. The league officially brought in the Dunk Contest as a permament, annual competition during the...