2012 NBA All-Star Dunk Contest: Jazz Forward Jeremy Evans Takes Home Crown Orlando, FL ( Sports Network ) - Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans received 29 percent of the fans' votes to win the 2012 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday. This year's contest featured a new format. It consisted of just one round, with each dunker executing three dunks. The winner was chosen solely by fan vote, which opened after all four competitors completed their first dunk. Evans repalced ... NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2012: Breaking Down the Biggest Winners and Losers Jeremy Evans won the 2012 Slam Dunk Contest last night in one of the worst years for the event in a long time. Most of the dunks weren't that great, the props were lame and the excitement you expect from the slam dunk contest just wasn't present throughout the evening. Let's break down the winners and losers of Saturday night's competition. Winner: Jeremy Evans Evans is clearly a winner since ... Photos: Rockets' Budinger in Slam Dunk Contest Photos: Rockets' Budinger in Slam Dunk Contest NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2012: Why It Showed a Misunderstanding of Creativity Recent NBA Slam Dunk Contest participants have taken the thought of being creative with a dunk to a level of shenanigans and horseplay. There is a huge misunderstanding as to what is meant by a "creative dunk." The year 2012 was again filled with misunderstanding of the word. Creative was when Vince Carter put half of his arm in the rim. That was the first anyone had ever seen such a thing. Or ... Slam Dunk Contest 2012 Video: Paul George Dunks Over Roy Hibbert With Some Help Paul George brought out two players to assist his dunk, saying he needed one guy to pass and another to jump over. We've seen plenty of Slam Dunk Contest participants jump over players, kids and cars, but George decided to up the ante by bringing out 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert. Chase Budinger jumped over P. Diddy, so George needed to step it up a bit. It took him a bit of time to get warmed up, but ... Slam Dunk Contest 2012 Video: Chase Budinger Dunks Over P. Diddy Chase Budinger kicked off the Slam Dunk contest with a fantastic reference to Woody Harrelson and White Men Can't Jump, with an obviously staged skit that was made to look spontaneous. TNT analyst Kenny Smith came out with a mic and asked P. Diddy about his son and his new TV channel, before asking about his favorite basketball movie. Diddy answered with the Harrleson classic and Budinger ... NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2012 Time, TV Schedule And More There has been a lot of handwringing over the lack of star power in this year's NBA Slam Dunk Contest, but the beauty of the event is that we don't know what the participants have in store. This year's group features two young players from teams in the Denver Nuggets ' division, as well as two of the best young swingmen in the game. If the Dunk Contest has a headliner, it just may be Derrick ... Slam Dunk Contest 2012 Video: Paul George Jumps Over 7'2" Roy Hibbert Indiana Pacers forward Paul George completed a dunk that involved a jump over his 7-foot-2 teammate, Roy Hibbert . Dahntay Jones was standing in front of Hibbert, which makes it a two-person leap, but Jones is just 6 feet 6 and an afterthought as a result of his size. Now, Charles Barkley wasn't quite that impressed because George had to use his left hand to push off on Hibbert's left shoulder ... NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2012: Breaking Down the Biggest Blunders While this year's NBA Slam Dunk Contest lacked Blake Griffin, a gospel choir and a car, it still came packed with pizzazz—and with its fair share of blunders. This All-Star Saturday featured four first-time dunk contest participants, and at times they let their newcomer status show. Here's a breakdown of the dunk contest's biggest bloopers. Derrick Williams Derrick Williams of the Minnesota ... Jeremy Evans wins Dunk Contest Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans received 29 percent of the fans' votes to win the 2012 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday.
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