No more jumping over Kias. No more glow-in-the-dark jerseys. No more cupcakes. It all has to stop.
This year is crucial for the NBA's most exciting event of All-Star Weekend. With a field of six devastating athletes, a diehard fan can only hope that this is the year we see a reversion back to the glory days. Coming off possibly the worst dunk contest ever last season, this group of guys needs to make a statement.
While some props in the contest worked wonders such as JaVale McGee's extra basketball hoop or Steve Nash's head, the whole idea of "who can jump over the coolest object" must stop. After we have seen Blake Griffin dunk over the hood of a car, Derrick Williams dunk over a motorcycle and Chase Budinger dunking over Diddy (or whatever name he's going by these days), it has left us longing for the days of Vince Carter and Jason Richardson.
The key cog that has built up excitement for this year is that the contest finally features all players we have actually heard of. While James White and Terrence Ross are the unfamiliar names of the contest, their dunk accolades are well-documented.
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