We Reminisce: 1997 NBA Dunk Contest
This is why Kobe Bryant won’t answer the fans wishes and ever enter another All-Star Weekend dunk contest. In his rookie year — and in what was the last dunk contest before David Stern iced it until Vince Carter came around — Kobe took the crown, beating out a field that included Ray Allen, Mike Finley, Bobby Sura, Darvin Ham and Chris Carr. If you remember, this was back when every time Kobe did something the cameras panned to his prom date Brandy in the crowd.
October 24th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
IGP says:
Darvin Ham actually looked pretty nasty
October 24th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
goonther says:
Fuckin bobby sura - wasn’t he on the cavs back in the day with terrll Brandon?
October 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Three Stacks says:
They didn’t show Kobe’s last dunk, the baseline alley-oop between the legs reverse. And who the hell is Chris Carr?
October 24th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
DH says:
I forgot how nice Mike Finley was. And it’s good to see a Jesus Shuttlesworth appearance.
October 24th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
isotope says:
its funny how players’ games change over the course of their career. Right now it sounds dumb to have Finley, Ray Allen, and Bobby Sura in a dunk contest. But back then, that was their game.
October 24th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
ML says:
This was when Bobby Sura still had good knees? I didn’t know he could jump like that. Rofl! And who the hell is Chris Carr?
October 24th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Ian says:
carr and finley were the best in that comp
the fuck is ray allen doing there he participated in the wrong contest
October 24th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Diego says:
Yeah, looks like Finley and Carr got hosed on this competition. I want a recount!
October 24th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Ian says:
diego
yup
October 24th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
it ain't easy being green says:
can we do a “we reminisce” on dee brown please
October 24th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
JHov says:
Hey Austin the real reason Kobe won’t ever compete in a slan dunk comp again is because he’s 30 and he’s played in over a 1,000 NBA games! I think his best dunks are behind him..but why won’t “Bron-Bron” do it???
October 24th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Gary says:
Lebron can’t do anything but tomahawks . . . best dunker in the game is still Vinsanity . . . Dwight’s pretty sick too . . .
October 25th, 2008 at 1:44 am
Both Teams Played Hard says:
Cause dunk contests are bourgeois, JHov.
October 25th, 2008 at 7:58 am
Derik says:
weakest dunk contest ever, Darvin Ham’s dunk is the only solid one
October 25th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Al says:
Darvin Ham was holding back , he probably had some nasty dunks he didn’t use
October 25th, 2008 at 11:16 pm
heartbreaker85 says:
lebron doesnt belong in a dunk contest, else he’d look as dumb as amare did who had to bring nash in the drain with him. ditto with guys like k-mart who dunk with power and tenacity enough to tear off the rim, but not with enough showmanship and flair.
maybe people should start doing a “crowning” contest in where they get the league’s best dunkers, and best shot blockers to go at it.
if the dunk is made, money goes to the dunker. if it’s blocked ala g-money on al harrington, you know the deal.
vince is still the best dunk artist out there. he should jump to the globetrotters.
October 26th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Micha says:
Kobe’s dunk weren’t that impressive…he can do better:
http://searchwarp.com/swa229112.htm