Via ESPNDallas.com, 1986 Dunk Contest champion Spud Webb will judge this year’s dunk contest. Webb was recently involved in the dunk contest when Robinson jumped over Spud in 2006 on his way to a ...

Guy N. Limbeck, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Oct. 24—ROCHESTER — Spud Webb, a diminutive and dynamic former NBA player, will be the guest speaker at the 2024 Rochester Sports Banquet. The annual ...

Anthony “Spud” Webb dazzled Reunion Arena and captured America in 1986. Unfortunately, I’d seen his act before. As a horrible point guard for the 1981 Duncanville High School Panthers, I had the ball ...

Spudd Webb has defied the expectations of many as a hooper shorter than most players in the NBA during his time.And even though he’s way past his playing days, the former Atlanta Hawk star is seeing ...

"It was the passing of the torch" - Nate Robinson detailed how Spud Webb helped him win his first dunk contest originally appeared on Basketball Network. Nate Robinson had a decent NBA career, ...

The NBA has been dominated by tall players over the years. However, many short-heightened players have proved their mettle with unbelievable athleticism. For instance, 5’9” Nate Robinson blocked 7’6” ...

Hawks star Dominique Wilkins didn’t expect the 1986 NBA slam-dunk contest to be much of a competition. His usual nemesis, Michael Jordan, was out with an injury. The other participants combined for ...

The Over and Back NBA podcast is celebrating the NBA at 75 by rewatching some of the greatest Slam Dunk Contests in NBA history. The 1986 NBA slam-dunk contest is famous for being the night when ...

Few, if any, players had a more unlikely career than Spud Webb. The 5'6" point guard started his collegiate career at a community college before transferring to North Carolina State. Webb was selected ...

If members of the El Pomar branch of the Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region couldn’t believe the story their eyes and ears picked up Thursday afternoon, all they needed to do was plug their ...

Porter "What's Gravity" Maberry calls himself "the shortest dunker in the world" and, at 5-foot-5, I don't think anyone can argue with him. At the Kings of Air dunk contest on Tuesday, he threw on an ...