On January 5, 2011, the four contestants for the dunk contest were announced.

Brown participated in the dunk contest on February 13, 2010, but did not advance beyond the first round.

The dunk contest is the highlight of the weekend.

During the following year's dunk contest, Howard had the arena bring a separate basket onto the court that was reported to be 12 feet high.

In the dunk contest, Richardson, the defending champion, won with a spectacular move.

"I guess I should enter the dunk contest next year, huh?"

This year, in one of the most disappointing competitions since 1984, when the dunk contest began, there was barely a buzz.

After accepting the trophy, Robinson announced his retirement from any future dunk contests.

After all, it's not every day that you see a player pull off a slam that's more commonly deployed only in dunk contests.

"This was close and it was a good dunk contest," said Ceballos.