[JerryWest]

"the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk, officially -- will be a four-man event restricted to players in their rookie, second or third seasons. Which pretty much rules out Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant if our math is right."
from espn

well that's great, the slam dunk contest is getting worse every year

if the league doesn't want the best dunkers fine, i won't be there to watch

Maybe the league thinks 2 ball is the wave of the future of sports entertainment

 

[HallOfFamer]

Why is the league doing this? I remember not too far back ago I read that Vince would participate. Even if he is injured and cant participate this year, they just excluded some of the best dunkers in league because of this rising stars thing.

Looks like its up to JRich to save the dunk competition once again.

edit: theres already a thread about this.