It was at the league's fiftieth anniversary celebration that Kobe Bryant first served notice, capturing the weekend's showcase event with an array of exciting jams.
"I mean, come on, Jordan was in the dunk contest—that's the greatest of all time. Kobe was in it, too. These are the guys ...
Chris Carr's second dunk of the final was solid, but nobody's best overall score could touch Kobe's 49.
LaVine started his list with Michael Jordan, who won the Slam Dunk Contest in back-to-back years in 1987 and 1988. Then, he went on to name Kobe Bryant, who won in 1997. Third on his list was ...
"Kobe was trying to dunk on everybody... Vince (Carter) easily." LaVine was told he could put himself in there but declined. "I'm not gonna include myself," LaVine said. "I'll be in there ...
It didn't take long for Kobe Bryant's hyper-competitiveness to ... The next night, Bryant won the Slam Dunk Contest in dominant fashion. Below is footage from that dunk contest.