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Found February 17, 2008 on MixMakers.net :
PLAYERS: Gerald Green,  Jamario Moon,  Rudy Gay,  Dwight Howard,  Kenny Smith
TEAMS: Minnesota Timberwolves,  Toronto Raptors,  Memphis Grizzlies,  Orlando Magic

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"We gotta check in that cape and see if there's some helium in there." Dwight Howard's Superman routine stole the show at the NBA Slam Dunk contest. Magic Johnson loved it. Kenny Smith loved it. The whole crowd loved it. But it probably wasn't even his best dunk, and technically it wasn't even a dunk because he never touched the rim. That didn't matter, though, because the judges loved it, too. Dwight Howard is the 2008 slam-dunk champion. Just like Charles Barkley predicted. Howard defeated defending champion Gerald Green in the finals. Rudy Gay and Jamario Moon both got knocked out in the first round. Green had one of the night's best moments, which was overshadowed by Howard but still worth mentioning. He placed a cupcake with a lit candle on it on the back of the rim, and he blew out the candle while dunking the basketball. Embedded here is Howard's Superman dunk.
Original Story: http://www.mixmakers.net/sports/baske...
Comments (27)
  • HotSauce

    HotSauce said February 17, 2008

    • texasgirl

      texasgirl replied February 17, 2008

      SUUUUPPPPAAA-MANNNN!!! Wow... Still speechless and laughing and impressed at this one...
    • LiL_OnE_4GSW
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      LiL_OnE_4GSW replied February 17, 2008

      i love how like the 'underwear' part of the costume is at his like belly button lol
  • th0mas

    th0mas said February 17, 2008

    he threw the ball in......just like magic said.
    • Roger_Dorn
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      Roger_Dorn replied February 17, 2008

      It's the greatest non-dunk of all time.
    • sportnut

      sportnut replied February 17, 2008

      That ball could have hit that rim and shot into the upper deck.
  • HotHoops

    HotHoops said February 17, 2008

    Happy Birthday, ballers. Here is a close-up video of Gerald Green blowing out the candle. Tonight's contest really made me wish I had ups. And wasn't short. Or terribly unathletic like I am.

  • Awesome

    Awesome said February 17, 2008

    Here is the full video of the cupcake dunk.

    Barkley: "This is a bad idea. Like Roger Clemens going before Congress."

    Sorry, Charles. You're wrong. Gerald Green deserved a 50 for this one.

    • texasgirl

      texasgirl replied February 17, 2008

      I could've seen him getting a 50 for this...it DEFINITELY deserved more 10's than the dunk after his... This was a GREAT dunk to pull off!
  • Awesome

    Awesome said February 17, 2008

    Here are all the dunks from the final round.

  • fr0arenas
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    fr0arenas said February 17, 2008

    Very entertaining contest. I must say Jamario kinda let me down a bit though.
  • texasgirl

    texasgirl said February 17, 2008

    I haven't enjoyed a dunk contest like this one in YEARS!!! My son and I just loved it!!! Wow!!! Dwight Howard couldn't lose!!! Every dunk he did was awesome!!!
    • texasgirl

      texasgirl replied February 17, 2008

      When he did the first dunk...the backboard one... I was like 'How can he ever top THAT!' ! LMAO... Little did I know... but I do now!!! WOW!
      • philly4lyfe

        philly4lyfe replied February 17, 2008

        Yea I thought that dunk was great. I didnt think he would be able to top his first dunk. But the superman dunk was creative, funny, and nice. It had all the elements needed to win a dunk contest. But Green's cupcake dunk was really good too.
  • ALBENESOWITZ

    ALBENESOWITZ said February 17, 2008

    That superman thing was entertaining but dont you have to actually dunk the basketball in order to get rated in the first place?
  • tedhill
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    tedhill said February 17, 2008

    WIkipedia says this about a dunk...

    "A slam dunk (or simply a dunk) is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both of his hands"

    Howard did jump in the air and manually powered the ball downward through the basket with one hand. Therefore, it IS a dunk.
    • texasgirl

      texasgirl replied February 17, 2008

      Thanks for the definition... :-) I'm glad they did count it!
    • Harvey_Bars
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      Harvey_Bars replied February 17, 2008

      Nerd alert.
    • gderron

      gderron replied February 18, 2008

      Wikipedia is no authority and I'd have to disagree with that definition. If that's true, then some jump-shots should be considered dunks. When 7 footers shoot threes and when superstars shoot over players for game winners they are sometimes 2 feet off the ground- average player 6'8", arms 3 feet in length. This means that they are actually shooting at a downward angle. I've noticed it on many occasions. Therefore they are in the air and manually powering the ball downward through the basket.

      The definition should have included something about the body's proximity to the rim, hands being above or touching the rim etc.

      I didn't like li because he didn't jump from that far away and he didn't make the distance, which is why he had to throw it in. His body was on the down side of the arc and still about 2 feet away. I thought it was awful, but a spectacle nonetheless.
  • britneyrose
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    britneyrose said February 17, 2008

    I love what the announcers said "when Kobe Bryant is impressed...you know you're doing something right." Dwight Howard won that competition with his FIRST dunk. He was a fan favorite and he more than delivered. Gerald Green impressed me with the birthday cake and the no shoes dunks, but there was nobody in the building that could have beaten Dwight Howard last night. He had the crowd and judges in the palm of his hands and deserved that win!
  • LiL_OnE_4GSW
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    LiL_OnE_4GSW said February 17, 2008

    mmaaannn i hella posted my article before you. =[ and i gots no love on it.
    dammit its the picture! i knew it!
    i wish i had a snazzy pic for my article. boo.
    well props for the article anyway!
    DH hhheeellllaaaaa hella hella SUPERMAN'D' THAT SLAM DUNK CONTEST!
  • bob_sanderz
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    bob_sanderz said February 17, 2008

    im a hater that wasn't a dunk
  • 3aimz10

    3aimz10 said February 17, 2008

    superman that...ooooohhhh...youuu!!! that was off the hook.. even from australia..
  • mickeyd27

    mickeyd27 said February 17, 2008

    Although it was pretty cool looking, it's the only "Dunk" you will ever see in a dunk contest, where the guy doesn't actually touch the rim. He jumped from far away and wasn't about to get to the rim, so he threw the ball and fortunarly for him it went in. To me, it is not a "Dunk" maybe by definition, but not by my standards. It was just unorthodox.
  • BlueWorkhorse

    BlueWorkhorse said February 17, 2008

    I wish they would have let him play the music beforehand like he wanted to do. He wanted to get the crowd hyped...and then dominate that semi-some would call it a dunk-throw down. Regardless, it was still awesome.
  • Lakerhater

    Lakerhater said February 18, 2008

    If he would have jumped off of one foot he would have made look easy. Going off of 2 feet slows your forward momentum. That dunk was great.
  • Justwannawinna
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    Justwannawinna said February 18, 2008

    Dwight has revived the NBA dunk contest watch starting next year more stars will participate.......but damn this man can FLY
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