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"&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;The first official NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner was Larry Nance, who claimed the top prize at the 1984 All-Star Game. But the real start of the competition dates back to 1976 when, who else but, Julius Erving put on quite a show at the American Basketball Association's All-Star showdown. Since then, the dunk contest has provided some of the greatest highlight-reel specials in NBA history. Here are our 10 favorite slams over the years.&amp;nbsp;10&lt;strong&gt;Jason Richardson (2004)&lt;/strong&gt;According to Kenny Smith, \"That was sick! He's sick! He's got the flu!\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;9&lt;strong&gt;Dwight Howard (2008)&lt;/strong&gt;The cape lands him an extra point or two.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;8&lt;strong&gt;Desmond Mason (2003)&lt;/strong&gt;Oh. My. Word.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;7&lt;strong&gt;Brent Barry (1996)&lt;/strong&gt;See, white men can jump.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;6&lt;strong&gt;Michael Jordan (1987)&lt;/strong&gt;The Leander.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp;5&lt;strong&gt;Dominique Wilkins (1990)&lt;/strong&gt;There's a reason he was called the Human Highlight Film.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;4&lt;strong&gt;Michael Jordan (1988)&lt;/strong&gt;Your Airness emulates Dr. J.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;3&lt;strong&gt;Spud Webb (1986)&lt;/strong&gt;This will give you chills.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;2&lt;strong&gt;Julius Erving (1976)&lt;/strong&gt;This was where it all started. &amp;nbsp;1&lt;strong&gt;Vince Carter (2000)&lt;/strong&gt;All of his dunks were just mind-blowing -- the 360 windmill, behind the baseline, through the legs and \"the elbow.\" Absolute Vinsanity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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