New Format For Slam Dunk Contest

Published: 16^th Feb 12 5:44 pm

by Eric Haftel
Eric Haftel

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Jesse Johnson-US PRESSWIRE

The NBA is leaving it up to the fans to determine the winner of the All-Star slam dunk contest.

The league announced Thursday that there will no longer be judges in the event. The contest will also be reduced to one round from two in the past. Each contestant will execute three dunks. Fans will determine the champion by voting on NBA.com, Twitter or through text messaging.

The format in recent years was two rounds, with a panel of judges voting on the first round before fan voting in the second.

This years contestants are as follows, New York’s Iman Shumpert, Paul George of Indiana, rookie Derrick Williams of Minnesota and Houston’s Chase Budinger. Last year’s champ, Blake Griffin declined to defend his championship.

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