Becky hammon
What do you have to do to have Charles Barkley (one of the greatest basketball players of all time) call you a video game? Don a Superman cape and fly through the air of course (pictures and story after the break)! It’s currently the NBA All Star Weekend and today saw a few of the more entertaining events happening in New Orleans. Deron Williams beat out an All-star cast to take the crown in the PlayStation® Skills Challenge, a two-round timed “obstacle course” consisting of dribbling, passing and shooting stations. Tim Duncan, David Robinson and Becky Hammon took out the Haier Shooting Stars competition after Duncan nailed the half court shot, and records were close to falling in the Footlocker Three Point Shootout as Jason Kapono retained his title by equaling Craig Hodges long standing record of 25 points.
The Sprite Slam Dunk Contest is what everyone was waiting for though and if you managed to see it you would have witnessed one of the most creative slam dunk events in recent memory. Dwight Howard led the way into the final nailing two perfect 50’s. One of his best dunks of the night involved a Superman cape as he soared through the air to throw the ball through the hoop. The final round saw two more never-before-seen dunks and commentator Charles Barkley loudly proclaimed this was impossible and Dwight Howard must be a video game! But by then it was already over, the deal sealed, Dwight Howard 2008 Sprite Slam Dunk champion.
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