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The Slam Dunk Contest is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. The contest was inaugurated by the American Basketball Association (ABA) at its All-Star Game in 1976 in Denver, the same year the slam dunk was legalized in the NCAA. As a result of the ABA-NBA merger later that year there would not be another slam dunk contest at the professional level until 1984. The contest currently uses fan voting, via text-messaging, to determine the winner of the final round.
The very first slam dunk contest was won by Julius Erving of the Nets at the 1976 ABA All-Star Game. The current champion of the NBA Dunk Contest is Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz.
Halftime of the 1976 ABA All Star Game saw the first-ever Slam Dunk Contest, which was won by Julius Erving of the New York Nets (who took off from the free throw line for his dunk) over David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets, Artis Gilmore of the Kentucky Colonels, and George Gervin and Larry Kenon of the San Antonio Spurs.
A slam dunk is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both hands over the rim. This is considered a normal field goal attempt; if successful it is worth two points. The term "slam dunk" was coined by Los Angeles Lakers announcer Chick Hearn. Prior to that, it was known as a dunk shot.
The slam dunk is one of the highest percentage shots one can attempt in basketball as well as one of the most crowd-pleasing plays. Slam dunks are also performed as entertainment outside of the game, especially during slam dunk contests. Perhaps the most popular such contest is the NBA Slam Dunk Contest held during the annual NBA All-Star Weekend. The first slam dunk contest was held during an American Basketball Association All Star Game.
Dunking was banned in the NCAA from 1967 to 1976. Many people have attributed this to the dominance of the then-college phenomenon Lew Alcindor (now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) upon his entry into the NCAA. Subsequently, the no-dunking rule is sometimes referred to as the "Lew Alcindor rule."
All right… hey hey.
Let’s play.
Woooo.
Alright.
Well I come to play
And I play to win,
Just say the word
And I’ll stuff it in,
Slam it….All the way.
Dunk it….What d’ya say.
When the whistle blows
I’m gonna fly the coop,
Just prop me up
And watch me shoot,
Slam it….Touch the rim.
Dunk it….And thrust it in.
I wont sing no sweet romantic song no,
But I can tell you, I can tell you
You’ll never know right from wrong.
Slam Dunk, way to go
What d’ya say
Lets Rock ‘n’ Roll
Slam Dunk, climb the pole
Drive through the middle
And jam it home,
Slam Dunk take control
Pick it up baby lets do it some more.
Pick it up baby
Lets do it some more.
I’m not a 2, 4, 6, 8
Ten you more,
I’m a slam bam shooter
I love to score,
Slam it…. That’s the way.
Dunk it….. To penetrate.
Shake it to the left
Shake it to the right
Sock it in the bucket
Feels so right.
Jam it….Bump and grind.
Pump it….Well alright.
I’m built for cuming
I’m built for speed no.
I can double your trouble
And triple your body heat.
Slam Dunk, way to go
What d’ya say
Lets Rock ‘n’ Roll,
Slam Dunk, climb the pole
Drive through the middle
And jam it home,
Slam Dunk take control
Pick it up baby lets do it some more.
Pick it up baby
Lets do it some more.
I wont sing no sweet romantic song no
But I can tell you, I can tell you
You’ll never know right from wrong
Slam Dunk, way to go
What d’ya say
Lets Rock ‘n’ Roll
Slam Dunk, climb the pole
Drive through the middle
And jam it home
Slam Dunk, take control
Pick it up baby lets do it some more.
Slam Dunk.
Way to go.
Go, go, lets go.
Slam Dunk.
Way to go.
Pick it up baby
Lets do it some more.
Pick it up baby