Slam dunk contest - 5 most electrifying performances

2. Michael Jordan, 1988

“They gave him a 50. They gave Jordan a 50… he defends his championship.”

Search for Jordan’s profile on the NBA website and this is what you’ll find: “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.” His “Airness”, as we love to call him, not only electrified the crowds during the regular games but set the arenas on fire during the All-Star weekend. To avenge his loss to Dominique Wilkins in 1985, Jordan came out with the greatest dunk the world had ever seen till then. Erving had done it first in 1976 but none would fathom over Jordan’s stance in the air for a mere .928 seconds – a stat that remains unmatched even today.

Kudos to Michael Jordan, the greatest player of all time but sorry for him that he had to lose to a sensational 360 windmill from 2000.