Dunk Contest

Plenty of people thought that Aaron Gordon, not Zach LaVine, should’ve been named the NBA’s Slam Dunk Champion at this year’s All-Star Weekend in Toronto. Paul George of the Indiana Pacers is, apparently, among them. Ahead of the Pacers’ Thursday night loss to the Orlando Magic, George, who has participated in the dunk contest himself, [...]

People have criticized the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest over the years for not having enough star power to captivate the world’s attention. With names like Darrell Armstrong, Jonathan Bender, and Chris Morris, the dunk contest hasn’t even captivated the attention of the basketball world. Even with contestants like Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Shawn Kemp, and [...]

August 13, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors If you’re a fan of the Orlando Magic, let this be a little goodbye gift, a little trip down memory lane if you will. If you are a Los Angeles Lakers fan, let this be a little reminder of what your genius management pulled off once again. Seriously [...]

June 7, 2012 – Allen Moll When you are sometimes referred to as the “Best dunker ever”, you constantly have to defend that title by taking on any and all comers, even if the challenger is a girl. That’s precisely the predicament that was on the table for resident Ball Up superstar Air Up There, [...]

April 25, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Remember Steve Francis? I know it’s a struggle but think long and hard. I prefer to remember the dynamo point guard from his days with the Houston Rockets. The fearless attacker of the rim, the dunk contests, the one-two punch with Yao Ming. I try and forget the [...]

March 28, 2012 – Allen Moll While shot-blocking big man Nerlens Noel has vaulted to the top of the Class of 2012 high school rankings, there’s no denying that high scoring, highlight reel forward Shabazz Muhammed will make the biggest immediate impact on the collegiate level. As one of the few remaining still uncommitted HS [...]

July 7, 2011 – Allen Moll Everyone loves an old fashioned game of Beer Pong, especially while tailgating or at a great party. Despite the game’s origins back in the late 1950‘s, it has really taken off in popularity recently, as it is even played competitively or used in determining bragging rites when battling against [...]

May 20, 2011 – Allen Moll Every year there seems to be a handful of uber athletic high flyers from the high school ranks that play the game of basketball from above the rim. Long gone are the days of the slow footed back-to-the basket centers and prototypical textbook style jump-shooters that could barely jump [...]

April 5th, 2011 – Allen Moll For those of you that missed the 2011 McDonald’s All American Powerade Jamfest, which features the very best high school ballplayers competing in the Skills Competition, 3 Point Shoot-Out, and the annual Slam Dunk Contest, we are here to get you up to speed. Last year’s entertaining dunk contest was [...]

February 22, 2011 – Rob S. De France Before All-star Saturday night, I had a chance to represent The Hoop Doctors and ask Dwight Howard about his thoughts on possibly competing with Blake Griffin in the Dunk Contest in the future. I feel like the Dunk Contest needs star power to manifest the level of [...]