Griffin confirmed to be in the NBA slam dunk contest

[Sooner23]

This will be fun to watch.

Report: Blake Griffin, Serge Ibaka among participants in 2011 dunk contest

The 2011 NBA slam dunk contest will have quite an Oklahoma feel to it, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

According to the Times, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka and Oklahoma City native and former Oklahoma player Blake Griffin, now with the Los Angeles Clippers, will take part in the contest during All-Star Weekend. The dunk contest will Feb. 19 on TNT.

Joining Griffin and Ibaka will be the Washington Wizards JaVale McGee and the Milwaukee Bucks Brandon Jennings, according to the Times.

Griffin has put on quite a show in his first active year in the league, regularly showing up on NBA highlight shows with his high-flying and powerful dunks.

Ibaka is another high-riser fans in Oklahoma City are familiar with, seeing his Air-Congo dunks.

The official announcement of the dunk contest participants will be Thursday on TNT.

All-Star Weekend is Feb. 18 – Feb. 20 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.


Read more: http://newsok.com/report-blake-grif...11-dunk-contest/article/3529626#ixzz1AB92qfHr

 

[Max Power]

do they reinforce the rims and backboards for dunk contests?

 

[Big Old Booger]

do they reinforce the rims and backboards for dunk contests?

I can't wait to watch this.

 

[playmakr]

Lebron James is considering this as well.

 

[StoopsBros]

Lebron James is considering this as well.

Would be epic.

 

[Krugerfan52]

Would be epic.

Agreed. I dont think there's any way Blake loses unless Lebron joins in. Of course it depends on the rules. If they do that stupid spin the wheel BS that they did a few years ago when it kept landing on Dr. J dunks from the FT line that nobody could do, then who knows.

 

[scrybe]

This will be fun to watch!

 

[red recluse]

thank goodness for blake, because this is going to be a terrible contest.

 

[TulsaSooner]

Blake has to be the favorite especially considering it is in Los Angeles

 

[campbest]

Besides Blake, this has got to be one of the worse line-ups.