slam dunk contest

The NBA dunk Contest (officially known as the AT&T Dunk) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend.[1] Dunk Contest AssociationDisciplineDunkingSponsored byAT&THistoryFirst awardJulius Erving, 1976Most wins3 times: Mac McClung Nate Robinson Most recentKeshad Johnson, 2026WebsiteAT&T Dunk The contest was conceived of and started by the American Basketball Association (ABA) for its 1976 ABA All-Star Game in Denver.[2] The winner was Julius Erving of the New York Nets.[2] As a result of the ABA–NBA merger later that year, the contest moved to the NBA for the 1976–77 season.[3] There was not another dunk contest at the professional level until 1984.[4] The contest has adopted several formats over the years, including, until 2014, the use of fan voting, via text-messaging, to determine the winner of the final round. The current champion of the Dunk Contest is Keshad Johnson (2026).[5]