For the past 2 years the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown has been labeled as the search for the "best amateur dunkers" in the country but it always turns out to be an exhibition for the best "contest/freestyle dunkers" in the world. The contest begins each year by hosting a local dunk contest in 8 cities where NBA legends like Dominique Wilkens & special guests judge amateur dunkers. The 8 event winners and 2 winners from an online submission contest go to the semi-finals where it's 100% up to online fans to decide which 4 will compete in the finals for $10k. The finals has taken place the last 2 years at NBA All-star weekend with LeBron James as the one of the judges.
The contest is in the middle of the Semi-finals right now and we are asking the hoop community & blogosphere to spread the word about these dunkers so they can win $10k and the title of "Best Dunker in the World"
NBA AND SPRITE® ASK FANS TO SELECT THE NEXT GROUP OF GREAT AMATEUR DUNKERS
-- Online Fans Voting on NBA.com/dunk to Determine Four Finalists
Who Will Compete in Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown Championship --
NEW YORK,July 18, 2011– High-flying amateur dunkers have been dazzling Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown crowds in U.S. cities all summer. Now it’s up to fans to determine which dunkers deserve to soar all the way to the championship event. Fans can visitNBA.com/dunkto watch each of the 10 semi-finalists’ dunks and vote for who they think should compete for the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown crown. The 10 semi-finalists were selected from hundreds of talented dunkers who competed in the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown at NBA Nation presented by T-Mobile tour stops or submitted their best dunking footage online. Through August 12, fans can select their favorite four finalists to vie for the $10,000 grand prize at the third annual Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown championship event.
Semi-Finalist Information:
City
Name
Nickname
Hometown
Height
Age
Years Dunking
Houston
Kevin Barber Jr.
KB
Houston, TX
5’10’’
26
5
Denver
Kendall Boyd-Hill
Kasper
St. Louis, MO
6’1’’
21
8
Los Angeles
Kenny Dobbs
The Dunk Inventor
Phoenix, AZ
6’3’’
26
10
Atlanta
Jerome Coleman Jr.
JC
Lawrenceville, GA
6’2’’
28
4
Miami
Brandon Lacue
WERM
Fort Lauderdale, FL
6’3’’
26
6
San Antonio
Jacob Tucker
Tuck
Carlyle, IL
5’10’’
22
9
NYC
Kiwan Smith
Smooth
Brooklyn, NY
6’8’’
25
4
DC
Zach Jones
Jonsey
Dayton, OH
6’0’’
24
6
Online #1
Michael Stewart
Air Dogg
Los Angeles, CA
6’1’’
28
15
Online #2
Roberto Yong
Exile
Sacramento, CA
5'11’’
26
11
The Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown was open to competitors throughout the U.S., Canada (excluding legal residents of Quebec) and Mexico. Competitions were held in eight major U.S. cities during April, May, and June at NBA Nation presented by T-Mobile, the league’s touring vehicle that transforms into a 20,000-square-foot basketball playground. The competitions were open to dunkers, ages 18 and up, to show off their dunking skills before a panel of judges led by NBA Nation Ambassador and dunking legend, Darryl Dawkins. Fans selected one winner from each of the eight cities via SMS text voting. Prospective dunkers that could not attend the NBA Nation presented by T-Mobile stops or weren’t selected as winners at the local competition were able to upload and submit videos showcasing their best dunks at NBA.com/dunk. A panel of judges picked two winners from the online entries, who, combined with the eight local tour winners, compose the group of 10 semi-finalists. Fans now will narrow the group to four best-of-the-best finalists. Sprite is the world’s leading lemon-lime soft drink and has been the Official Soft Drink of the NBA since 1994.
SPECIAL FEATURES FOR BLOGS -------------------- MIAMI BLOGS/WEBSITES Brandon Lacue aka Werm from FT Lauderdale beat out Michael “AirDogg” Stewart (the guy guarding LeBron in the latest Sprite commercials) at the Miami Showdown. Heat legend Tim Hardaway was there to witness the 6’3 Werm pull off windmills and between the legs dunks over up to 6 people.
SAN ANTONIO BLOGS/WEBSITES Jacob Tucker made a name for himself by putting out a viral yotuube video which earned him an invite to the NCAA dunk contest. He won it and broke a few stereotypes in the process. His next move to showing he’s one of the world’s best dunkers was to compete for a Sprite Showdown championship. He went to San Antonio and beat out YouTube dunk sensation Golden Child. Tucker now needs your votes so he can compete against the top 3 other Showdown winners. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVeBFrXCcDE&feature=view_all&list=PL902F70E15AD505E8&...
LAKERS BLOGS/WEBSITES The LA Showdown turned out to be one of the best dunk contests of all-time and the dunker that came out victorious was Kenny Dobbs aka The Dunk Inventor. With millions of Youtube views to his name, Dobbs wanted to show that he’s not a “video dunker” that needs multiple tries and video editing to showcase his skills. He pulled out variations of all the past dunk contest winners from jumping over somebody while covering his eyes to going between the legs over multiple people.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j01xQwrwGo&feature=view_all&list=PL902F70E15AD505E8&...
California is also represented by two other dunkers that won the Online Submission part of the contest. AirDogg from LA - known for appearing in music videos and commercials like the last Sprite one with LeBron James. 5’11 Exile from Sacramentio.
CAVS BLOGS/WEBSITES Zach Jones aka Jonsey is a 6’0, white and from Ohio. Roscoe Johnson is a YouTube dunk superstar that spent some time with the Harlem Globetrotters before cutting his head on his 1st dunk at the Washington DC Showdown contest. The crowd had the local Roscoe as their early favorite but everytime Jonsey threw down a powerful between the legs dunk or 360 he started to get more cheers and by the time he faced off with Roscoe in the finals he was the crowd favorite. Jonsey didn’t disappoint either, throwing down two more power dunks that had power dunker legend Darryl Dawkins out of his seat and led to a Sprite Showdown Championship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBnxIOh4l8s&feature=view_all&list=PL902F70E15AD505E8&...
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