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Blake Griffin Impresses Chris Paul But Not LeBron James

By Elie SeckbachFeb 21st 2011 – 9:00AM

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Blake Griffin won the NBA slam dunk contest by soaring -- and dunking -- over a car, a dunk. This impressed Chris Paul, who says this was the best dunk of the night. LeBron James, on the...

Slam Dunk Contest Winners

By FanHouse StaffJan 5th 2011 – 3:37PM

The 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest will take place on Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. ET at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. The lineup for the competition is set and includes four first-timers, most notably Blake Griffin. Can Griffin add to his impressive season by taking the crown? We'll have to wait and see. Until then, here's the...

Whether Chris Paul Stays or Goes, NBA Is Losing Integrity

By Terence MooreJul 26th 2010 – 9:45PM

Waaaah! I want to play with my buddies. If you don't let me, I'll take my ball and go home. Then I'll kick and scream until I get more millions for my millions while saying it's really about trying to win world championships. What a joke. Actually, it isn't funny that the NBA is just another one of these big babies with...

Spud Webb Fondly Remembers Legendary Jam Session

By Chris TomassonFeb 11th 2010 – 7:45AM

FRISCO, Texas -- For more than two decades, Spud Webb had talked about winning the 1986 All-Star dunk contest in Dallas, though, he'd never actually seen a full tape of his victory. With the NBA's All-Star Weekend returning to Dallas for the first time since the 5-foot-7 guard slayed giants, Webb figured he'd get up to...

Dominique Pressures Josh Smith to Enter Dunk Contest

By Chris TomassonJan 7th 2010 – 5:00AM

ATLANTA -- Atlanta forward Josh Smith is pondering coming out of retirement to go after another slam dunk crown. And he still has a high-flying legend planning to work him over. Dominique Wilkins won NBA dunk titles with the Hawks in 1985 and 1990. He'll try to get Smith, the 2005 winner who hasn't competed since 2006, to...

dominique wilkins News From the Web

  • 06/01/12 AllHipHop.com Joins Killer Mike, Dominique Wilkins,... Source: AllHipHop.com (AllHipHop News) Childhood obesity is a national health epidemic and an issue attracting the attention of people in high places such as First Lady Michelle Obama.
  • 05/17/12 NBA Hall-Of-Famer Dominique Wilkins to Talk About... Source: CBS - 23 WIFR - Rockford IL NBA Hall-Of-Famer Dominique Wilkins, former Georgia Bulldog and Atlanta Hawks star, will be in Rockford on June 19th to tell the community that it is possible to live a healthy and active life with diabetes.
  • 05/09/12 'Nique highlights Big 3 staying power Source: Boston Herald - Boston MA Dominique Wilkins can only shake his head when first he tries to put the continued accomplishments of Paul Pierce [ stats ] , Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen into context.

Background on dominique wilkins

Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.

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