Slam Dunk Highlights

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Though Michael Jordan participated in just three Slam Dunk contests, his high-flying heroics and unprecedented creativity will forever link Jordan to the All-Star Saturday classic. The winner of the 1987 and 1988 contests and the runner-up in the 1985 competition, Michael became a crowd favorite at the Slam Dunk Contests with his tongue-hanging showmanship and free-throw line takeoffs.

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1987 Slam Dunk Champion
1988 Slam Dunk Champion

• 1985

 

Air Jordan flies through the air, brings the ball around his body with the right hand and powers down the acrobatic slam in the Slam Dunk contest.Jordan does his Dr. J imitation, taking off from the free throw line for the flying jam, to start his own tradition.Jordan elevates, rocks the ball at his waist, then brings it up and over his head with the right hand as he flies past the rim.

•  1987

MJ lifts off, floats through the air sideways and brings the ball from his hip for the overhead, one-handed tomahawk rip.MJ lifts off from the free throw line, double-pumps while flying through the air and slams it down.Air Jordan lifts off, brings the ball down, around, and up with the right hand for the super slam en route to his first slam dunk title.

•  1988
  MJ lifts off on the baseline, leans sideway, and comes around with the right-handed windmill jam as he floats through the air.Jordan takes flight, brings the ball down between his legs and then up over his head for the two-handed reverse jam.Michael Jordan lifts off from the free throw line, double clutches in midair and slams it down to win the 1988 Slam Dunk title.