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Perspective

Mar. 9, 2012

How NBA lawyers can save the league’s 'no star’ dunk contest

What used to be an electrifying display of skill has now devolved into a total snooze-fest. By Aaron Bloom of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP


By Aaron Bloom


For most basketball fans, the highlight of the NBA's All-Star weekend used to be the slam dunk contest. In 1976, Julius Erving (or "Dr. J") participated in, and won, the first dunk contest, electrifying the crowd with a dunk from just inside the free throw line. Nobody had ever seen anything like it. Other past dunk champions include Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, and Dwight Howard. These A-list stars fl...

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