Does Anyone Know CPR? The Slam Dunk Contest Is Choking!
What happened to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest?
Where is the star power? Where is Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins when you need them? We need to get the NBA’s elite in this thing, get rid of the no-names, and bring the dunk contest back to form.
Dwight Howard and the Superman performances were bringing some life 
back to the competition, but last night’s contest was painful to watch. Who are these guys anyway? Demar Derozan, Gerald Wallace, Shannon Brown??
C’mon, NBA, you can do a lot better. Nate Robinson became the first three time winner last night but does anyone really care? Do you?
Air Jordan and Nique, the human highlight film, had the most epic battles in the mid to late 80’s. 
Jordan with his F-16-like free throw line dunks versus Wilkins with his bone crushing windmills.
They squared off in Chicago in 1988, in what was probably the best slam dunk contest of all time. Jordan took the title that year in front of his home fans.
With those two, it was like a heavyweight battle and they gave the people what they wanted. a hell of a show, and star power.
The slam dunk contest will probably never be at that level again, but when the 1990’s came around, it didn’t fall off too much. Guys like Shawn Kemp, Isaiah Rider, Scottie Pippen, Clyde “The Glide” Drexler, and Larry Johnson kept the dunk contest entertaining. Those guys were stars of the league at the time, and they participated unlike today’s stars.
Dwight Howard, please return to the dunk contest and bring LeBron, Kobe, D-Wade and Vince Carter with you. You can throw in guys like Kevin Garnett, Amare Stoudemire, Tracy McGrady, and even Shaq if for no other reason than the entertainment value.
If the NBA does not address this issue, they might as well just cancel it all together. I would prefer to watch re-runs of Three’s Company over the garbage I saw last night. The NBA can not lose sight of the fact that the Slam Dunk contest is meant to entertain the fans. It is failing miserably.
There is a solution. Give the people what they want: star power.
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I will tell you why I think there isn't any star power in the slam dunk contest chef:money & ego. Plain and simple. If say Hardees was to sponser Lebron because of their new slammer burgers or if Dunkin donuts wanted to sponser Kobe for obvious reasons then they would do it because they be gettin paid!!! Also imagine if your a premier player in the league and you get beat in the slam dunk contest by Shannon Brown? Talk about a bruised ego! Remember when Lebron got dunked on by that college kid and Nike tried to get the tape so no one would see it?!? These sponsors don't want their product shed in any type of bad light. I mean who wants to see Kobe get out dunked by Gerald Wallace? Who's that guy?! Just my 2cents from Justin Case.