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The NBA Slam Dunk Contest was held on Saturday night, and you’re forgiven if you decided not to tune in.
It was, by most accounts, one of the worst dunk contests of all-time. Obi Toppin of the New York Knicks (brother of Kentucky forward Jacob Toppin) took home the trophy.
Here’s a look at the dunks Toppin did to earn first place in the annual event:
Obi Toppin wins the 2022 Dunk Contest with a few dunks never done in event history.
Gets immediately asked if he thinks the contest should be the 2nd to last event of the night because it was “anticlimactic.”
pic.twitter.com/2qpYFSX0JU— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) February 20, 2022
But, Toppin’s dunks aren’t what people were talking about on social media. Instead, fans and media members flocked to Twitter to call out how bad this year’s contest was. Here are some of the top tweets of the night:
The evolution of the Dunk Contest over the years: pic.twitter.com/vZWWJVJrt5
— Madelyn Burke (@MadelynBurke) February 20, 2022
best dunk contest since https://t.co/WLEcjtCQZr
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 20, 2022
Y’all can sign me up for next years dunk contest
— Myles Garrett (@Flash_Garrett) February 20, 2022
Worst Dunk Contest ever.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) February 20, 2022
From now on:
The NFL’s best players do the dunk contest.
The NBA’s best players do the Pro Bowl.
Fixed.
You’re welcome.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) February 20, 2022
Let’s never talk about that dunk contest again. It never happened.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) February 20, 2022
The dunk contest could have been an email.
— McNeil (@Reflog_18) February 20, 2022
2022 dunk contest pic.twitter.com/0MBnbjy05H
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) February 20, 2022
Fans watching the dunk contest tonight pic.twitter.com/SCL722pSQA
— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) February 20, 2022
Michael Jordan is 59 Years Old and I am 100 Percent Confident that he would have won this year's Dunk Contest….
— Mike Korzemba (@mikekorz) February 20, 2022
Trash trending rn cause of the dunk contest ? pic.twitter.com/lNIKjZSoOw
— Overtime (@overtime) February 20, 2022
Yeah, maybe don’t hold the dunk contest next year if the game’s biggest stars don’t want to participate.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
