The 2016 Slam Dunk Contest

One to remember, Zach LaVine wins it again

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Jorge Sapata, Staff Writer

On Saturday February 13, Zach LaVine won the 2016 NBA Slam Dunk contest for the second year in a row at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The 2016 NBA Dunk Contest was incredible.

There were a handful of dunks that could have easily been the best dunk of the night. The players in the Slam Dunk  Contest were  Denver Nuggets’ Will Barton, Detroit Pistons’ Andre Drummond, Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon and the reigning champ, Minnesota Timberwolves’ Zach LaVine.

There were 3 rounds. In the first 2 rounds Will Barton and Andre Drummond got knocked out. It came down to Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine who tied in the third round so Zach LaVine beat Aaron Gordon in the final sudden death round by 3 points.

The judges where  NBA legends Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Tracy McGrady, Dikembe Mutombo and George Gervin.

 

For more details on the story click the link below  http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/page/allstarindex/complete-coverage-all-star-2016

 

All photos courtesy of www.gettyimages.com

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Zach LaVine hitting the dunk from the free throw line

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Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony enjoying all the different dunks of the night

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Aaron Gordon hitting one of the best Dunks of all time

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Will Barton Between-The-Legs Flush

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Andre Drummond with the monster dunk assists by Steve Nash

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Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Tracy McGrady, Dikembe Mutombo and George Gervin the 2016 Judges