Celtics' Gerald Green won the slam dunk contest in February 2007! Gerald Green Jr. (born January 26, 1986 in Houston, Texas) is an professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics. He's been in the NBA for 3 seasons. He was selected...
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Celtics' Gerald Green won the slam dunk contest in February 2007! Gerald Green Jr. (born January 26, 1986 in Houston, Texas) is an professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics. He's been in the NBA for 3 seasons. He was selected by the Celtics with the 18th pick of the first round in the 2005 NBA Draft.
Reebok is commemorating Dee Brown’s Slam Dunk Contest win in 1991 during this year’s NBA All Star Weekend. Reebok is releasing a special edition of the Pump Omni Lite, the model Dee Brown wore during his win. Some unique features of this edition include, Dee Brown’s Celtic’s jersey on the inner tongue, a picture of the Old Boston Garden around the collar, and on the sockliner is a picture of the parquee basketball court, with the # and team of each of the final 4 players Dee beat in the... Read Full Story
Last night the college Slam Dunk and Three Point Conest was held at The Palace at Auburn Hills in Detroit. Tony Danridge barely edged Charlie Coley, III and his sicky ‘fro in a dunk off. Jack McClinton took down the three point contest. Some chick with an awkward push shot from Furman took down the women’s version. McClinton immediately stepped to her for a battle of the sexes and shimmied his way on the court in a victory dance as she clanged through the last rack. I always like the... Read Full Story
Sonny Weems topped Patrick Ewing Jr. in the 2008 NCAA Slam Dunk Contest. But some people believe Patrick Ewing Jr. who plays for Georgetown should have taken home the NCAA Slamdunk title for his perfect behind the back slamdunk.
We're wondering why Patrick Ewing Jr. isn't already playing in the NBA. He's better than his dad former NBA Star Patrick Ewing . He's up there with Michael Jordan. Amazing! Catch the slow motion replay here.
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Are you a basketball fan? I paid very little attention to sports until getting married. My husband had me watching the Slam Dunk contest last night and wow, was I impressed. The best dunks are not on YouTube yet but I look forward to them being posted. Dwight Howard ultimately won. He was incredible!
To cap one of the most entertaining Saturday night shows in recent memory, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic won the slam dunk contest in spectacular fashion, beating Minnesota’s Gerald... Read Full Story
I’ve never been into sports console games, but my one exception to the rule is basketball. Old skool favorites include Fast Break, Jordan vs. Bird, NBA Live, and of course Double Dribble. So when I had a chance to check out NBA 2K8 for the Xbox360, I happily jumped at the chance! Having not played last year’s game, I can’t comment on how it compares, but most people seem to agree that it’s MUCH better than it’s predecessor in almost every way.
If you’re not familiar with the game, here’s... Read Full Story
Besides the actual NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night every NBA fan knows that the Slam Dunk Contest held on Saturday night of the All-Star Weekend is the most exciting event of the entire weekend and this year was no different as we saw more props and dramatization than ever before with 6-foot-10 Dwight Howard and 5-foot-9 Nate Robinson dueling it out. Dwight Howard came back out with his Superman costume while Nate Robinson brought out his “KRYPTONATE” Nike Foamposite Lite PE’s with a... Read Full Story
Gerald Green, Jr. born January 26 , 1986 in Houston, Texas .currently play for the NBA 's Minnesota Timberwolves . He was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 18th pick of the first round in the 2005 NBA Draft . He is also the 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion. Green was one of the last players to enter the NBA directly from high school, as the collective bargaining agreement between NBA owners and the NBA Players' Association now mandates that American players who enter the NBA Draft... Read Full Story
Look up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the Orlando Magic Center! Dwight Howard complete with Superman uniform, and replete with cape won the NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest Saturday night in New Orleans. Howard took off almost from the free throw line, and flew to the basket slamming the ball home. Howard was able to defeat last year’s winner Minnesota Timberwolves Gerald Green who had teammate Rashad McCants put a cupcake on the rim of the basket, complete with lit... Read Full Story
The “ Associated Press ” reported on Thursday that the Dallas Mavericks have signed 22 year old small forward Gerald Green to a one year contract. Green is best known for his winning the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star weekend in 2007. He has played three seasons in the Association the first two with Boston before being traded to Minnesota in the deal that sent Kevin Garnett to the Celtics. Green had his best season in 2006-2007, when he averaged 10.4 points, and 2.5 rebounds per... Read Full Story
The “ Associated Press ” reported Tuesday that former Boston Celtics Team Owner Harry Mangurian Jr. passed away on Sunday after a long battle with leukemia. Mangurian died at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the age of 82. The Rochester, N.Y. native began a successful family owned furniture store, and was also a horse breeder. He owned the Celtics from 1979-1983, and won a NBA title in 1981. He is survived by his wife Dorothy and two daughters. We at Slam Dunk Central... Read Full Story
