NBA Slam Dunk Contest 1976
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GAME 9: at McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, January 27, 1976
MVP: David Thompson, Denver Nuggets
Coaches:
All-Stars: Kevin Loughery, New York Nets
Denver: Larry Brown, Denver Nuggets
In the 1976 ABA All Star Game, the league abandoned the usual East vs. West format it used from the 1967-68 season onward and instead had the league's first place team at the All Star break face off against a team of ABA All Stars. At the All Star break the Denver Nuggets were in first place, which was convenient as the Nuggets had also been selected to host the game in McNichols Arena. (The Nuggets went on to finish the regular season in first place at 60-24 (.714), but after beating the Kentucky Colonels 4 games to 3 in the ABA Semifinals the Nuggets lost in the 1976 ABA Finals to the New York Nets, 4 games to 2.)
Pre-game entertainment was provided by Glen Campbell and Charlie Rich.
Halftime of the All Star Game saw the first-ever Slam Dunk Contest, which was won by Julius Erving of the New York Nets (who took off from the free throw line for his dunk) over David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets, Artis Gilmore of the Kentucky Colonels, George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs and Larry Kenon of the Spurs.[3]. The NBA later adopted the Slam Dunk Contest as part of its All Star Game starting in 1984 (also hosted by the Denver Nuggets). Denver's 52 fourth quarter points was a record for an ABA All Star Game and capped a ferocious comeback win. This was the final ABA All Star Game, due to the ABA-NBA merger in June 1976. (wikipedia.org)
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5:54 absolutely INSANE dunk!
@daunt00
4 жыл бұрын
ashliski thats low-key the best dunk
@tbiz8459
2 жыл бұрын
Haha...obviously. It was such a soft dunk, it looked cream puff. Top it off with the fact that Artis Gilmore was 7'2 it looked like he barely jumped.
Absolutely no drama or build up in the announcement of the winner. This video is a classic!
Artis Gilmore does a normal dunk and the people love it, wow how basketball has evolved. People do that now a days and that's what everyone expects.
Better than 2024
The Doctor will live forever.
This Slam Dunk Contest was not the very first; it was the first "Official" Slam Dunk Contest. The first actual one took place in front of just over 10,000 at half time at the previous year's 1975 ABA All Star Game in San Antonio - and it was a spontaneous unofficial event that the players simply did on their own. While my memory's a little hazy about all the contestants and I have found no video of the game, let alone its half time events, they were pretty much the same high flyers as in this 1976 video from Denver. What isn't hazy is my memory of Dr.J's winning dunk. Julius started running all the way from the opposite corner with a ball in each hand. I'm not sure exactly where he took off from, but it was somewhere at or beyond the free throw line. While flying rapidly through the air, he turned a slow 180 so that he reached the basket with his back to it. From there he tomahawked each ball over his opposite shoulder, before gracefully landing with knees bent and arms outstretched to the sides, taking in the roar of the stunned & delirious crowd. It was the most incredible combination of speed, power, athleticism, finesse, and ballet-like body control I have ever seen in any athletic event. After 60 years as a basketball junkie, I still watch NBA All Star Dunk Contests. I've seen some great dunks over the years. But none compare with that one, from 25 year old Dr J at his physical peak.
It was a PLEASURE to be able to live in Philadelphia and watch Dr. J as a young boy! Was great!!!!
Artis was robbed. His dunks were clearly the most imaginative,athletic,and innovative compared to the other contestants. His 6 inch vertical was totally insane for that era.
7:18 dunk so hard that the camera felt it
Thank you for posting i was 3 years old i have never seen this thank you for taking the time to post this peace!!
Ervings free throw line dunk at 12:37
@hannahcollins6824
7 жыл бұрын
Pēteris Rakuls irving
@markfrroku3378
7 жыл бұрын
Hannah Collins erving
@MRGOLDMINEDUDEGAMING
7 жыл бұрын
his foot was over the line but great dunk
@ajschannel162
4 жыл бұрын
@@hannahcollins6824 bruh you talking about Kyrie
@bikrambal791
4 жыл бұрын
Wilt could dunk the ball standing at the free throw line
The crowd was easily impressed.
David Thompson Should Have Dunked From The Foul Line First & He Would Have Won It In His Gym- Denver, Home Of The First Ever Slam Dunk Contest.
@smittywerbenjagermanjensen320
8 жыл бұрын
The Nuggets are my favorite NBA Team but Dr J deserves the win
Just imagine the 2013 NBA Dunkers time traveling to back into Dr J's era . wow .
@hashslanginmaster7239
2 жыл бұрын
They would’ve took Lebron to Area 51 considering hes a alien
@Andrew-dd3yt
2 жыл бұрын
@@hashslanginmaster7239 😂
@captaindre6743
2 жыл бұрын
@@hashslanginmaster7239 lebron isn’t even a big dunker
@hashslanginmaster7239
2 жыл бұрын
@@captaindre6743 If lebron isn’t then who is? They’ve been begging lebron to be in plenty dunk contests. And he’s broken rims before
@captaindre6743
2 жыл бұрын
@@hashslanginmaster7239 I’m saying he isn’t known for dunking. and who is? Ja morant
Obviously ABA not NBA but great vid! ABA was the real deal! High flying,smoking on bench,bounties on players heads..legends
thanks for posting----doc was insane!!!
i just want to see Vince Carter in ABA slam dunk contest 1976. LOL
@jrsmith1998
2 жыл бұрын
Vince? Hell. Any dunker from 1985 and after would win this contest here. Kenny Smith would win. Bird man Anderson would win.
@nichaydel4447
Жыл бұрын
Yeah. Vince would have jumped through the gym.. maybe the TV camera
@DanielDay-dv8uw
2 ай бұрын
Anything to bring Carter's hair back
Those dunks Artis Gilmore threw down were insane. LOL.
artis was the first to dunk two balls at the same time David did the first 360 and julius did the first free throw line dunk
Today in 2023, these type of dunks are routine. But back then they were spectacular
Bruh they were strict wit taking off
@stuntxrain3467
6 жыл бұрын
Lol he said 10 feet no one is gonna take off from thief and he said some no holding the rim I think we don't need another shak
Imagine in the 70s being a fan of Dr. J or David Thompson because of their sensational dunks. Fast forward to the 80s and 90s and there's armies of slam dunking trick bag players.
Twist around slam dunk!!!😂
Of course, the title is wrong. This was the ABA contest, not the NBA
That was boring even for the 70’s.
@tbiz8459
2 жыл бұрын
Nah, just a dude dunking I think impressed them. To paraphrase Back to the Future...they weren't ready yet for the dunks that came in 2000 and after. However, their kids/grandkids were gonna love it.
Good point.
Fun fact: This same annoying PA announcer was the same one who did the 1st “official” NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1984
Nice
Classic
Thompson. Gervin. Dr j. Kenon. Gilmore. Yeah. I like that starting five 😊❤️😊
Hahhaha who's still watching this in 2020
@3202011
4 ай бұрын
All of us basketball junkies who were in high school back in 1976!
The voice of the host sounds like a young Bob Costas.
@scottcooksey5284
16 күн бұрын
Because it was.
Wasn’t this ABA?
the basket Was rare
the days of short shorts and high socks.
@coopermorris236
9 жыл бұрын
And Converse
@manofiske3318
8 жыл бұрын
As opposed to today ; participants outfitted in long-skirted "shants" -lending the impression that we're watching very athletic rodeo clowns veering into a new arena
Where is jackie moon ?
@MiltonCarthens
7 жыл бұрын
torresmilochomil LMFAO!!!
2017 Dr J still a beasted. Yall shut up n show some respect!
This is proof Dr J jumps higher than 41inches! And he slammed over Kareem! So he really can go over 48inches
The goal's pole is really different from 2016
@jrsmith1998
2 жыл бұрын
goal post*
ABA not NBA
$1200! Sweet! Simpler times.
an old lady as a judge? what? she can dunk?
5:09 most difficult dunk ever
hmm, i just noticed, thur the years, a lot of guys have dunked from the free throw line. But Dr J. started from the opposite free throw line, and then dunked. That's amazing, because other guys such as Michacel Jordan, vIince Carter, Brent Berry, etc. had to use the entire court, starting from the opposite base line!!!!
@OhBonezz
4 жыл бұрын
This comment gave me cancer
@goldenclutchhoops7467
2 жыл бұрын
9 years ago
the hoop looks like a toy back then
Julius Erving , then and forever .
@goldenclutchhoops7467
2 жыл бұрын
Dang 9 years ago
Wasnt this the ABA?
The dude that won came to my school forgot his name
its aba not nba just saying
@itzeckam9356
3 жыл бұрын
What's that
@ogpluff2588
3 жыл бұрын
@@itzeckam9356 it’s like the nba but before the nba was made
@itzeckam9356
3 жыл бұрын
@@ogpluff2588 ohhhh thx
@ogpluff2588
3 жыл бұрын
@@itzeckam9356 np
such a good dunk 5:58 (BTW)
This was not made in 1976 because the three point line was not a thing
@Amick44
4 ай бұрын
The ABA had the 3 pt line for it's entirety. Not like the NBA, which introduced it in 79-80.
10:24 the man who Michael Jordan said he wanted to be like growing up!
ITS OVAAAAAAA
Julius Erving though
dr J blow this audience mind
i remember larry bird school julius erving
@jrsmith1998
3 жыл бұрын
I remember Julius Erving kickin Larry Bird’s ass in a fight on the court.
ABA NBA No one cares we're just here to watch dunks calm down
It's the ABA not the NBA contest.
4:45 to save your time 😉
only a white businessman who has never dunked could come up with such ridiculous rules
Basketball 🏀 is smaller.
Afros. cotton wrist bands. Short shorts. What's not to like?
Keep pressure off the rims lol
where was connie hawkins for this contest
Это не может быть 1976г., 3-х очковая зона появилась в 1983г.
Hoop looks silly as hell.
is that you bruh
I zomed out from 0:00 to 15:02
@thenintendogamer ok. so what? i know that. whatever. watch and get excited!!!
This is so strange lol
bence en iyi smaç julius erving'in faul çizgisinden smacıydı. Tarihin ilk faul çizgisinden smacı
Holy shit the quality is like from the 1700s, FUCK ME!
Artists Gilmore did the most basic dunks any body can do it
This is the ABA SDC, not NBA.
I meant 5:55
IT'S VERY BLURRY CAN'T REALLY SEE WHAT'S going on make another video of the dunks.
@dmv118
4 жыл бұрын
This was 1976, no really good cameras at this time.
This is awkward
new york nets use to be good
Such a disrespectful "response". "So what" Are you serious? The ABA wasn't the XFL homie... the ABA almost put the NBA out of business and was the last major sports start up to gain enough ground to rival an established league. Show a little respect.
7:04 , lmao
could've lived w/o the 10 minute rule recitation and intro of the rinky dink judges but otherwise very entertaining
are you positive this is the first slam dunk contest
@SteveColburn3
4 жыл бұрын
Not the first actual one. It was the first official one. See my Comment with details.
The infamous foul line dunk, created here by one of the best to ever play, then perfected about 10yrs later by THE best player to ever exist.
Who was the clown who filmed this on an android
thompson dunks were better then dr.j legendary slam dunk conest
@scottcooksey5284
16 күн бұрын
David missed one... contest over .
This was lame as hell with creativity. But I think dr j had the best dunk at the end
@ErickReyes
4 жыл бұрын
EMONEY this was literally the first dunk contest ever, lol. Creativity is at its highest here, they had NOTHING to go off of.
No "So What" the nba sucked. I LOVED the American Basketball Association and the players loved that awesome red, white and blue ball compared to the then boring nba and their brown ball. The nba killed the ABA and later the nba started using the 3 point shot and slam dunk contest. They had NO respect for the ABA so I have no respect for them.
NONSENSE.... This was the ABA slam dunk contest, not the NBA. The year BEFORE the merger. Good grief Gen Z and Millenials... can't you even do a quick search anymore, or do facts just not matter?
first person to win the slam dunk contents trey burke is better than him
I guess 2021 dunk contest wasn’t the worst ever 💀
@MannyParadisee
2 жыл бұрын
2021 was bad but there are plenty of dunk contest that’s worse.
@goldenclutchhoops7467
2 жыл бұрын
2022 is the worst
12:49 thats not free throw line dunk he jump into the orange
Hhhh
IVE SEEN JV HIGH SCHOOL PRE GAME LAY UP LINES BETTER THAN THIS!!
ABA not NBA
@itzeckam9356
3 жыл бұрын
Whats that