Reliving Spud Webb’s gravity-defying slam dunk contest 40 years after winning in Dallas

First thing Spud Webb did after learning he’d sub for Michael Jordan in the slam dunk contest at the 1986 All-Star Game was fly to Los Angeles for The Tonight Show. For such a little guy, he was a big ...
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‘Dunk You Very Much’: Spud Webb looks back on the 1986 dunk contest that captivated All-Star Weekend

Forty years ago, Spud Webb defeated Dominique Wilkins in the biggest dunk contest upset ever, at 5-foot-4 and in size 7 1/2 sneakers. With as many people that still recognize him now, it feels like it ...