Michael Jordan best dunks ever

Aaron Gordon defies gravity in going over Magic mascot Stuff and under their feet for a rousing slam. Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images

While LaVine had the winning dunk, the most amazing, most discussed, most retweeted dunk came from Gordon as he jumped over Stuff, grabbed the baseball off his mind, jackknifed their legs like a diver in the tuck place, put the basketball under both feet and slammed it house. Some time it will likely be the ultimate testament on greatness of the competition. Pull-up a clip of the dunk and say, "note that? And that ended up being through the man just who lost."

Gordon yes did not appear to be a loser, though. He practically received co-winner standing, with a vacation into interview space and a photograph program with LaVine and also the trophy.

The only area in which Gordon were unsuccessful was record. He regarded Dominique Wilkins as "Chocolate Thunder, " that has been in fact the nickname of the late Darryl Dawkins. Dominique ended up being the "Human Highlight movie, " a moniker that seems so antiquated amid the streaming videos nowadays. And Gordon cannot cite the '88 dunk contest, and really has no understanding of it due to the fact, as he painfully reminded those of us just who performed watch the Jordan-Nique showdown, "I became produced in '95."

So Gordon didn't understand he had been spending homage to Wilkins as he moved standard, introduced the basketball down between his legs and reversed it house. It was a Wilkins staple, although Gordon remixed it by placing the ball behind his head initially.

"I didn't truly know that has been one of his true unique dunks, " Gordon stated. "That dunk is a very simple method to exhibit off how sports Im. Some individuals go behind your head, some people place it between their particular feet. Very little people do both."

Wilkins saw the resemblance.

— Dominique Wilkins (@DWilkins21)

Wilkins also tweeted:

The dunk competition has returned!!!

Wilkins was indeed one of the most singing experts associated with the dunk competition, stating that it had been harming because the big performers were too afraid of failure to participate. And earlier in the day on Saturday, Kobe Bryant, just who won the dunk contest as a rookie in 1997, indicated disdain when it comes to props and gimmicks which had overtaken the big event in recent years and said he longed for the occasions as soon as the NBA's huge brands took part in the dunk competition.

"we'ven't very identified everything we might like to do with-it yet, " Bryant said. "Um, therefore hopefully it will arrive at a place in which we strat to get some more stars in the dunk competition."

LaVine and Gordon revealed it had beenn't essential. There might be larger names available, but there can't be better dunkers. LaVine said he came ultimately back to guard his 2015 dunk championship as a nod towards the times when men like Jordan and Wilkins competed numerous times. It was a fantastic shoutout to the old school. The competition it self had been a salute toward brand new college. The 2016 dunk competition is currently the conventional against that your rest will likely to be calculated.