Slam dunk contest - 5 most electrifying performances

4. Jason Richardson, 2003

Richardson is arguably the freakiest slam dunk participant ever. His athletic build was second to none and his dunking prowess was undeniably insane. He would sometimes pull a dunk out of nowhere that left his fellow competitors in awe. When age caught up with this monstrous man, slam dunk contest lost one of its true greats.

J-Rich’s dunk in 2003 has since gone on to be emulated by several in the contests that followed but the context in which the then Golden State Warrior slammed this dunk home was truly remarkable. Richardson needed 48 to tie, 49 to win but what he had in store only deserved 50 – A lob from baseline, backwards through his legs and then BAMMMMMM! The reaction from the crowd further proved how clinically Richardson had swept the contest.