:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/photo_images/1968828/GYI0063594572.jpg)
NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Blake Griffin Dunks Over A Car, Beats JaVale McGee In Finals
-
February 20, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Reaction To Blake Griffin & The Car
Years from now, the lasting image of the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest will be Blake Griffin jumping over a KIA car on his home floor of Staples Center. No matter what happens Sunday in the All-Star Game, this will be a memorable All-Star Weekend.
-
February 19, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Blake Griffin Dunks Over A Car, Wins On Home Floor
For most of the day, all everyone could talk about was the car that Blake Griffin was going to dunk over, in the 2011 NBA Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. Griffin did in fact break out the car for his final dunk, a spectacular piece of showmanship, which was good enough to beat out JaVale McGee in the final round to win the contest.
-
February 19, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: JaVale McGee, Blake Griffin Advance To Final Round (Now Bring Out The Car!)
It took nearly all of his two minutes, but Blake Griffin completed his second dunk for a score of 46, securing his spot in the final round. Griffin took seven attempts, but completed his dunk, a hard throw down after a windmill and a pass from teammate Baron Davis. With 95 points, Griffin advanced into the finals against JaVale McGee of the Wizards, who had 99 points.
-
February 19, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: JaVale McGee (Two Dunks At Once!), Blake Griffin (Two-Handed 360) Impress In First Attempts
The 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest opened with flair at Staples Center. JaVale McGee of the Wizards and Blake Griffin of the Clippers are the early favorites after all four contestants have each had one dunk. The judges are Clyde Drexler, James Worthy, Brent Barry, Dominique Wilkins, and Julius Erving.
-
February 19, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: The Blake Griffin Car Dunk Has Everyone Buzzing
Blake Griffin is already the talk of NBA All-Star Weekend. But the event everyone is waiting for is the Slam Dunk Contest tonight. There was talk earlier today that Griffin would try to dunk over a car; that is looking more and more like a reality now, which would be the biggest prop dunk in contest history.
-
February 19, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: JaVale McGee Profile & Highlights
The Sprite Slam Dunk Contest is the premiere event of NBA All-Star Saturday Night, to be held tonight at Staples Center in Los Angeles. One of the four dunkees in tonight's contest, to be broadcast on TNT, is JaVale McGee of the Washington Wizards.
-
February 19, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Serge Ibaka Profile & Highlights
The premiere event of NBA All-Star Saturday night is the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. One of the four contestants in tonight's contest at Staples Center, to be broadcast on TNT, is Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Like Blake Griffin of the Clippers, Ibaka is 6-foot-10, which along with 7-foot fellow competitor JaVale McGee of the Wizards makes tonight perhaps the tallest dunk contest ever.
-
February 19, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Time, Broadcast Info, Competitors, & More
The 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest is the showcase event of All-Star Saturday Night. Hometown hero Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers is dunking on his home floor, and will undoubtedly be the crowd favorite. What are the details of tonight's event? Glad you asked
-
February 19, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Meet DeMar DeRozan, The Other Hometown Guy Tonight
Griffin is playing on his home court at Staples Center and will be a prohibitive crowd favorite tonight, but Griffin isn't the only contestant with Los Angeles roots. DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors is from nearby Compton and played his one year of college ball down the street at USC.
-
February 19, 2011
NBA Slam Dunk Contest History & Past Champions
The Slam Dunk Contest is always the highlight of the Saturday night of NBA All-Star Weekend, and this year is no different. Blake Griffin of the Clippers is the home favorite, but he will face stiff competition from Serge Ibaka, JaVale McGee, and former USC Trojan DeMar DeRozan. Griffin is trying to become the first Clipper to win the slam dunk contest since Brent Barry, who did so as a rookie in 1996.
-
February 19, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Is Blake Griffin Going To Jump Over A Car?
The fans at Staples Center tonight already have a clear favorite tonight in the Sprite NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers is playing on his home floor, and will have everybody on his side anyway, but just in case anyone else needed reason to be more excited about Griffin in the dunk contest, he might try something unprecedented tonight.
-
February 19, 2011
NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Can Blake Griffin Top Friday Night?
Hometown favorite Blake Griffin of the Clippers dunked while jumping over a car, taking a pass from Baron Davis through the sun roof, with a choir singing behind him, to win the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest.