![Watch: Throwback to when Michael Jordan dominated the dunk contest, including his iconic slam from the free-throw line, 35 years ago today Watch: Throwback to when Michael Jordan dominated the dunk contest, including his iconic slam from the free-throw line, 35 years ago today](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/02/af653-16442505538786-1920.jpg)
Watch: Throwback to when Michael Jordan dominated the dunk contest, including his iconic slam from the free-throw line, 35 years ago today
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Michael Jordan with the 1987 NBA All Star Slam Dunk Contest Trophy Photo Print - Item # VARPFSAAND179 - Posterazzi
![NBA History on Twitter: "1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Feb. 9, 1985, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis) Michael Jordan dazzled in his first Slam Dunk appearance, finishing as a runner-up to Dominique Wilkins, NBA History on Twitter: "1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Feb. 9, 1985, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis) Michael Jordan dazzled in his first Slam Dunk appearance, finishing as a runner-up to Dominique Wilkins,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQ-lkDVWkAAX4Kk.jpg)
NBA History on Twitter: "1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Feb. 9, 1985, Market Square Arena, Indianapolis) Michael Jordan dazzled in his first Slam Dunk appearance, finishing as a runner-up to Dominique Wilkins,
![NBAAllStar on Twitter: "#TBT...Michael Jordan takes flight in the Dunk Contest at the 1987 #NBAAllStar weekend. http://t.co/QJaYi9DqlH" / Twitter NBAAllStar on Twitter: "#TBT...Michael Jordan takes flight in the Dunk Contest at the 1987 #NBAAllStar weekend. http://t.co/QJaYi9DqlH" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwJkQsBCUAASPT6.jpg:large)
NBAAllStar on Twitter: "#TBT...Michael Jordan takes flight in the Dunk Contest at the 1987 #NBAAllStar weekend. http://t.co/QJaYi9DqlH" / Twitter
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Fans in hoop heaven at slam-dunk contest: Hometown hero Jordan dazzles 'em with 'flying' - Chicago Sun-Times
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