NBA SLAM DUNK CONTEST: WHAT A BUST!

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has been an event in which the best high-flying NBA dunkers would show their skills in hopes of winning the first prize trophy. This prestigious event has been showcase to the NBA’s best competitors, including Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Spud Webb and Shawn Kemp. Men like these would lace up a pair of their newest high top sneakers and would shock the world year in and year out. These dunk specialists would stage slam dunks that the world had never seen before, and at the same time do it with so much ease. I think that I speak for NBA fans everywhere when I say that this is no longer the case. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is now filled with a bunch of young, rising stars that people really have no interest in. These young flyers barely play any minutes during the season in comparison with the rest of their teammates, but are praised for the 1 dunk that that may land in there extremely little slot of playing time. The Dunk Contest was always the main attraction on All-Star Weekend, and always drew the most TV viewers. Since the mid-1990’s, interest in the contest has waned. Some players cited concerns of injury, and others simply ran out of dunk ideas. With most of the leagues superstars opting not to compete for these reasons, we have resorted to watered down competition. Without the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, the competition is boring and unoriginal. I feel that the NBA should make these players enter into the competition because they are the best at the art of the dunk. If for the whole first half of the season we watch the spectacular dunks of these players, why wouldn’t we the people want to see the best vie for the title? Why would we want to see guys dunk that can not do it, night-in and night-out? These guys need to remember that the fans are what make their millions possible. This is just a small way of saying Thank You, once a year!