37 Years Ago Today, Larry Nance Won The First NBA Dunk Contest In History
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37 Years Ago Today, Larry Nance Won The First NBA Dunk Contest In History
37 years ago today, the NBA’s first All-Star Saturday took place in Denver at McNichols Arena.
The inaugural Slam-Dunk contest was won by Larry Nance, who used a two-ball windmill dunk to beat favorites Julius Erving and Dominique Wilkins.
