Nobody came close to Wilkins, with his 360-degree dunks and thunderous tomahawk jams. Nobody except Jordan.
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And when it seemed that Wilkins had gained the upper hand and was on his way to grounding the Jordan express, “Air” Jordan produced the most famous dunk of all time, the memorable “Fly” dunk that later became his trademark.
Dunk contests were never the same after that.
It was that ability to rise to a superhuman level-even when it seemed like there was no more hope-that made Jordan the best player to ever grace the hardwood and arguably the greatest athlete of the century.
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