NBA All-Star Weekend Shooting Stars Competition was created in 2004.
Yes, there is.
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The last NBA player who won the NBA best Dunk competition was Terrence Ross, who wore the Vince Carter Throwback and beat Utah forward and defending champion Jeremy Evans.
The NBA does uses a seeding format. There are technically no wildcard teams involved.
The NBA dunk competition is held annually at the All-Star game. The All-Star Weekend is a 3 day event, culminating with the All-Star game on the final night. The dunk competition is traditionally held on the middle night.This year, the 2011 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (so the dunk competition shall be on 2/19/2011, presumably)
He has won NBA's Most Valuable Player 5 times
They get paid from the companies who sponsor the slam dunk competition like for example: Sprite gives money to the NBA for putting their name up on signs then the NBA gives the players a percent.
Dwight Howard won the slam dunk contest in 2008. It was one of the best slam dunk contest, i suggest you watch it.
There is no competition out there, it's Kobe Bryant baby!
The entire season is a competition. If you are in the top 8 in your conference (NBA), you will advance to the postseason. There, you will start the run for the championship.
The 2-3-2 format is only used in the Finals. Originally, this was to reduce the amount of travel, having only 2 changes of location. Today, the format is kept as there is no compelling reason to change it.