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Usually the highlight of the NBA’s All-Star Saturday Night, the Slam Dunk Contest has most recently been a hit or miss affair.
Last year, it was mostly a snooze fest with New York Knicks forward Obi Toppin taking out Golden State Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson in the final round to bring home the crown.
Toppin won’t be around this year to defend his title as four new participants will attempt to show off their high-flying antics.
Here is more information on the 2023 Slam Dunk contest:
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When is the NBA Slam Dunk Contest?
The event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 18 and will be the third event of the evening, starting at approximately 8:30 p.m. ET. NBA All-Star Weekend is being held at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.
How to watch the NBA Slam Dunk Contest?
The event will be televised on TNT.
Who are the 2023 participants in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest?
Kenyon Martin Jr., Houston Rockets
Mac McClung, Philadelphia 76ers
Trey Murphy III, New Orleans Pelicans
Jericho Sims, New York Knicks
Who are the judges for the NBA Slam Dunk Contest?
Jamal Crawford, three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Lisa Leslie, eight-time WNBA All-Star, Naismith Hall of Famer
Karl Malone, 14-time NBA All-Star, Naismith Hall of Famer
Harold Miner, two-time Slam Dunk champion
Dominique Wilkins, nine-time NBA All-Star, two-time Slam Dunk champion, Naismith Hall of Famer
What is the format for the the NBA Slam Dunk Contest?
Two rounds will decide the champions among the four dunkers. The four dunkers will be scored on each dunk with a score of 40 to 50. Each dunker has 90 seconds to try a dunk, with a limit of three dunk attempts.
The dunkers with the highest composite scores during the two rounds will advance to the final.
Two dunks will be attempted during the final round with the player with the highest composite score being crowned the champion.
Tiebreakers will be broken with a one-dunk dunk-off.
Who are the previous winners of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest?
1984 – Larry Nance, Phoenix
1985 – Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta
1986 – Spud Webb, Atlanta
1987 – Michael Jordan, Chicago
1988 – Michael Jordan, Chicago
1989 – Kenny Walker, New York
1990 – Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta
1991 – Dee Brown, Boston
1992 – Cedric Ceballos, Phoenix
1993 – Harold Miner, Miami
1994 – Isaiah Rider, Minnesota
1995 – Harold Miner, Miami
1996 – Brent Barry, LA Clippers
1997 – Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
1998 – No dunk contest
1998 – No dunk contest, NBA lockout
2000 – Vince Carter, Toronto
2001 – Desmond Mason, Seattle
2002 – Jason Richardson, Golden State
2003 – Jason Richardson, Golden State
2004 – Fred Jones, Indiana
2005 – Josh Smith, Atlanta
2006 – Nate Robinson, New York
2007 – Gerald Green, Boston
2008 – Dwight Howard, Orlando
2009 – Nate Robinson, New York
2010 – Nate Robinson, New York
2011 – Blake Griffin, LA Clippers
2012 – Jeremy Evans, Utah
2013 – Terrence Ross, Toronto
2014 – East (Paul George, Terrence Ross, John Wall)
2015 – Zach LaVine, Minnesota
2016 – Zach LaVine, Minnesota
2017 – Glenn Robinson III, Indiana
2018 – Donovan Mitchell, Utah
2019 – Hamidou Diallo, Oklahoma City
2020 – Derrick Jones Jr., Miami
2021 – Anfernee Simons, Portland
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Who’s in it, when is it and what’s the format?
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