Dwight Howard, the winner of the 2008 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest held in New Orleans is now in his fifth All Star game. Howard has been ranked consistently as one of the best in the league in rebounding, blocks, and field goal percentage. He was named Defensive Player of the Year twice and was a starting center for Team USA in the 2008 Olympics. He is still ranked as one of the top centers in the league.
In 2008, Howard beat the defending champion Gerald Green in the final round to take the crown. Audiences had high expectations for Howard because of his ability to jump so high. In the first round of the dunk contest, Howard scored a 100 by bouncing the ball behind the backboard and slamming it down. During the second round of the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest, Howard fascinated everyone by attempting to dunk while wearing the Superman outfit. The crowd loved his creativity and Howard was surely to be declared as the winner. For his second dunk Howard soared so high that instead of dunking it he literally threw it down. He silenced his competitors with that dunk and the contest was pretty much over. Superman took home the crown.
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