The 2012 Slam Dunk Contest lacked any really famous players this year. In fact, three of the four players come of the bench for their teams. For the first time ever, the winner was chosen by fan voting. The winner they chose was Jeremy Evans. Evans only got into the competition because Iman Shumpert had to withdraw due to injury. During the competition, Evans dunked with a camera on his head, slammed two basketballs while jumping over teammate Gordon Haywood, and donned a Karl Malone jersey to dunk over mailman-dressed comedian Kevin Hart. I wasn't even sure who Evans was, so I looked it up. Evans is a small forward for the Utah Jazz. He is a second-year player out of Western Kentucky University. He has only played in 16 games, averaging 5.6 minutes per contest and 1.7 points per game.
Minnesota Timerwolves star Kevin Love knows a thing or two about dunking, but this year, he decided to show off his touch in this year's 3-Point Shootout. Love held on to beat Kevin Durant in a tiebreaker to secure the title. In the Skills Challenge, San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker raced to victory in under 33 seconds. His time fell short of the record set by Deron Williams (25 seconds) in 2008.
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