Readers, we love a good Slam Dunk Contest here at CelticsBlog. At its best, the contest is one of the coolest events in sports, celebrating one of the inherently coolest plays in athletic competition. Everybody loves a good dunk — in theory, cramming a bunch of them into a short span of time is just a no-brainer kind of good time.
Well, the luster has worn off of the contest in recent seasons. Since Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon famously went head-to-head in 2016 in one of the greatest contests in NBA history, the event has faced an accelerated lack of interest.