Vince Carter's 2000 dunk contest performance helped launch an entire industry
How Vince Carter's 2000 NBA Dunk Contest Inspired a Generation of Dunkers
This weekend marks the 20-year anniversary of the night that Carter helped resurrect the NBA dunk contest from the grave of All-Star weekend. With a series of a show-stopping slams, the Raptors star helped save the competition, taking center stage at an event that didn’t occur in 1998 and 1999. It was among the most memorable moments in Carter’s career and changed the landscape of Canadian basketball.
Being a professional dunker is different than being a professional basketball player. Though many pro dunkers played basketball at some level themselves, professional dunkers travel the world entertaining fans by putting on contests, showcasing their dunking prowess during halftime shows and by dunking in commercials, among other common jobs. Millan was once a professional dunker himself, and Team Flight Brothers has helped grow the sport and increase its popularity.
“[The 2000 contest] put dunking in somewhat of a limelight,” says Jonathan Clark, a 31-year-old professional dunker considered to be among the world’s elite group.
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