In financial trouble and fighting with the NBA for viewers, the ABA started the slam dunk contest as a gimmick to attract viewers nationwide. The first-ever Slam Dunk Contest was held on Januat McNichols Sports Arena in Denver during halftime of the 1976 ABA All-Star Game, the league's final All-Star game before the completion of the ABA–NBA merger. The current champion of the Slam Dunk Contest is Mac McClung of the Philadelphia 76ers. The contest has adopted several formats over the years, including, until 2014, the use of fan voting, via text-messaging, to determine the winner of the final round.
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There was not another slam dunk contest at the professional level until 1984.
As a result of the ABA–NBA merger later that year, the contest moved to the NBA for the 1976-77 season. The winner was Julius Erving of the New York Nets. The contest was conceived of and started by the American Basketball Association (ABA) for its 1976 ABA All-Star Game in Denver. Sports Illustrated wrote "the dunk contest was the best halftime invention since the bathroom." The NBA Slam Dunk Contest (officially known as the AT&T Slam Dunk) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. National Basketball Association and National Collegiate Athletic Association
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