There have been no official announcements from the league as to who's been invited to this year's Dunk Contest, but at least one player has leaked the news that he will be a participant. Toronto's Jamario Moon said he received an official invite from the league yesterday, and he's more than excited to get to be a part of All-Star weekend.
"I just found out today that I got an invite," said a beaming Moon. "It'll be big."
As the slam dunk contest isn't quite what it was back in 1985, or even 2000, it was only natural to ask Moon if he planned on participating. The happy-go-lucky rookie suddenly got serious (or as serious as he can get) and seemed appalled at the very thought of not entering.
"Oh, no doubt!" answered Moon. "I'm taking advantage of every opportunity to be a part of something that the legends were part of. I'm taking advantage of everything."
It's nice to see someone genuinely excited about getting invited to this event. In the past Ziller has compared Jamario Moon to a more mature version of Tyrus Thomas, and it's looking now like was spot on. Jamario's comments are markedly better than the ones we heard from Thomas after he was invited last year.
The fans should be excited about Moon's inclusion in this year's event too. Here's a "sick, wicked, and nasty" example of what Jamario can bring to the table.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Jamario Moon should be a good contestant as he already have experience in the dunk contest. Moon finished second (behind Idaho's Alpha Bangura) in the 2006 CBA dunk contest. In 2007, he got a perfect 50 off a between the legs dunk, but was eliminated in the first round because of a missed first dunk. As for the other contestants, we know that Dwight Howard and Nick Young are campaigning for a spot in the competition, and that Gerald Green should be invited to defend his throne. I think this is the year for the NBA to raise the number of participants as the league's full of great dunkers. Personally, I think Josh Smith and Rodney Carney should be in it.
Posted at 12:13PM on Jan 14th 2008 by Str8
2. u should do a front flip and wen u hit the floor wit your feet jump and dunk it
Posted at 6:06PM on Feb 16th 2008 by xavier