Long before Michael Jordan took the NBA by storm when he joined the pros in 1984, Julius Erving was the man of the hour. A ...

Spud Webb's 1986 dunk contest performance still seems somehow unreal. At 5'7", Webb became the shortest participant and winner in contest history. When he lifted off, he just seemed to keep rising.

Dunk champions have ranged from 6-foot-10 center Dwight Howard to 5-foot-7 guard Spud Webb, representing the whole range of athleticism in the league. Buzelis reminds Milan of 2022 champion Obi ...

Then there are the dunks. Four decades of innovation has left little to the imagination. The free throw line has been done. A few times. The site of 5' 6" Spud Webb doing a 360 was cool.

Yuki Kawamura is the shortest NBA player today. But there have been other short players that have played and even thrived in ...

McGrady then did the “Spud” — the dunk that Webb had made famous, throwing the ball high in the air, then grabbing it after it bounced off the floor, and reverse tomahawk dunking it.

Spud Webb crashed the party, beating Wilkins (who finished second) and establishing the record for the shortest player to win the dunk contest, a mark he still holds today. 1987-88: Wilkins and ...

Wilkins lost to 5-foot-7 Spud Webb. Jordan took flight from the free-throw line to defeat beat Wilkins in 1988. In 2000, Vince Carter turned in perhaps the most spectacular performance in dunk ...

A decade earlier, Paul Pressley who was more renowned for his defensive acumen than his offensive prowess participated in the 1986 slam dunk contest which was won by Spud Webb. In 1987 Johnny ...

with three (2006, 2009 and 2010), despite being 1.75 m tall. Spud Webb, at 1.68 m tall, is the shortest player to win this Slam Dunk Contest (in 1986).

While basketball fans used to mark their calendars for the annual Slam Dunk Contest and All-Star Game, the festivities have become an afterthought to many.