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Nate Robinson Wins Third Slam Dunk Contest In A Row
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 14, 2010
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Last night, at the American Airlines Arena, Nate Robinson became the first player to win the slam dunk contest three years in a row at the NBA All Star festivites. He won 51% of fans' votes over DeMar DeRozan with a dunk. Here it is:
Robinson noted the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders' involvement, "The best thing [I did], I brought them with me right here, the Cowboys cheerleaders. I asked them if they can help me with a dunk and they did their job, and I did mine... There's a hundred of them and I picked the best four." Still, evenTNT's broadcast team seemed sort of bored by the event and commented how there was little buzz in the crowd.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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