Spud Webb's 1986 dunk contest performance still seems somehow unreal. At 5'7", Webb became the shortest participant and winner in contest history. When he lifted off, he just seemed to keep rising.

A few times. The site of 5' 6" Spud Webb doing a 360 was cool. Dee Brown pumping up the Reeboks before his no-look jam was, too. Props have become part of the dunk contest in recent years.

Spud Webb crashed the party, beating Wilkins (who finished second) and establishing the record for the shortest player to win the dunk contest, a mark he still holds today. 1987-88: Wilkins and ...

“I approached the dunk contest like it was a basketball ... McGrady then did the “Spud” — the dunk that Webb had made famous, throwing the ball high in the air, then grabbing it after ...

Though the dunk contest can contain varying degrees of ... also known as the "Human Highlight Reel," Clyde Drexler, Spud Webb, Otis Smith and Greg Anderson. But all eyes were focused on the ...

From speedy guards to skilled big men, check out every winner of the NBA Skills Challenge. Mikal Bridges scores 33 points and hits the game-winning 3-pointer as time expires in overtime. Knicks ...

Skip Bayless on Monday discussed how white American athletes are shattering stereotypes, using newly crowned three-time NBA dunk contest champion Mac McClung as a prime example of debunking the idea t ...

The 2016 edition of the dunk contest is widely recognized as the ... A year later, Wilkins lost to 5-foot-7 Spud Webb. Jordan took flight from the free-throw line to defeat beat Wilkins in 1988.