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In 1976, Arthur Erhat filed a patent for "a rim that had give but immediately returned to its original position," making dunking safe for the first time by significantly reducing the shattering of backboards. [10] That year, NBA held its first Slam Dunk Contest as a one-off, season-long event similar to NBA Horse event held the following season.
The NBA held its first Slam Dunk Contest as a one-off, season-long event similar to NBA Horse event held the following season. [29] [30] During halftime at each game, there was a one-on-one slam dunk competition. [31] Former ABA player Darnell "Dr. Dunk" Hillman was named the winner that season. Although he received the winner's $15,000 check ...
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have ...
Malik Monk has thrown down some of the sickest dunks in the NBA this season. Here’s where he ranks in the top 10. Watch: Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk has two of the NBA’s top 10 dunks ...
Since Phoenix Suns power forward Larry Nance won the NBA's first Slam Dunk contest in 1984, the league's players have upped the ante in terms of the skills involved.
The Chicago Bulls guard threw down one of the best dunks of the NBA season on Monday night with a dagger poster over the outstretched arms of none other than Victor Wembanyama. ... The dunk was ...
Only player with 100 dunks and 200 3-pointers in a season; Lauri Markkanen, 2022–23 [364] Only player to average 20 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 0.5 blocks in a season; John Wall with the Washington Wizards, 2016–17 [365] Only players to average over 30 points and 10 assists per game in a season
Boston players have sent opponents to entirely new dimensions with their dunks last season, and these are the very best of those posterizations. The best Boston Celtics dunks of the 2021-22 NBA season