2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: when and how to watch? Find out all the details!
16 february 2025 в 03:37
Now that the football season is over, basketball is back in action, and the annual NBA Slam Dunk Contest is set to take place in San Francisco. As the name suggests, basketball players can showcase their dunking skills in the contest. So when will the Slam Dunk Contest 2025 take place, and how can sports fans watch it?
The competition was first introduced in 1976 during the ABA All-Star Game, but the event did not continue due to the merger of the ABA and NBA. The NBA then created its own dunk contest in 1984, and the tradition was born. The late Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in history to win the Slam Dunk Contest at the age of 18, playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Find out all the details about the Slam Dunk Contest 2025, when it will take place, and how to watch it below.
Every year, the NBA holds the Slam Dunk Contest during its All-Star Weekend. The competition consists of two rounds. In the first round, participants have two dunk attempts, and the two with the highest combined scores advance to the next round. Each finalist then performs two dunks within 90 seconds, or three attempts. The best score out of the two wins.
The next Slam Dunk Contest will take place on Saturday, February 15, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time in San Francisco.
Four players are participating in this year’s Slam Dunk Contest: Mac McClung (two-time defending dunk champion), Matas Buzelis, Stefon Castle, and Andre Jackson Jr.
McClung from the Osceola Magic won the dunk contest in 2023 and 2024.
Yes, viewers can watch the Slam Dunk Contest 2025 on TNT or truTV.
The winner of the Slam Dunk Contest will receive $ 100,000, the second place will receive $ 50,000, and the other participants will receive $ 25,000 each
The competition was first introduced in 1976 during the ABA All-Star Game, but the event did not continue due to the merger of the ABA and NBA. The NBA then created its own dunk contest in 1984, and the tradition was born. The late Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in history to win the Slam Dunk Contest at the age of 18, playing for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Find out all the details about the Slam Dunk Contest 2025, when it will take place, and how to watch it below.
Every year, the NBA holds the Slam Dunk Contest during its All-Star Weekend. The competition consists of two rounds. In the first round, participants have two dunk attempts, and the two with the highest combined scores advance to the next round. Each finalist then performs two dunks within 90 seconds, or three attempts. The best score out of the two wins.
The next Slam Dunk Contest will take place on Saturday, February 15, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time in San Francisco.
Four players are participating in this year’s Slam Dunk Contest: Mac McClung (two-time defending dunk champion), Matas Buzelis, Stefon Castle, and Andre Jackson Jr.
McClung from the Osceola Magic won the dunk contest in 2023 and 2024.
Yes, viewers can watch the Slam Dunk Contest 2025 on TNT or truTV.
The winner of the Slam Dunk Contest will receive $ 100,000, the second place will receive $ 50,000, and the other participants will receive $ 25,000 each
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