Blake Griffin Explains His Original Dunk Contest Plans

[mkwest]

Blake Griffin wanted to clear entire convertible at 2011 dunk contest



Clippers star Blake Griffin, who won the 2011 dunk contest by jumping over the hood of a Kia Optima, says that he originally planned on jumping over an entire convertible.

Joining Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast, Griffin said the motor company couldn’t grant his wish.

“I wanted to jump over a convertible, but I wasn’t allowed to. It had to be a Kia Optima,” Griffin said. “I wanted to have Baron Davis and some of my teammates roll out in a convertible, and then just toss it straight up and jump over the whole thing, instead of just the hood.

“I don’t know if you guys have stood next to a Kia Optima, but it’s a pretty tall vehicle, and there’s no way I was going to make it over the entire thing, over Baron Davis in the sunroof. So I opted for the hood, and then everyone was pissed that I jumped over the hood, like, ‘that was super easy,’ so it was just a lose-lose situation for me.”

Kenny Ducey, Sports Illustrated

[QRich3]

Heh, I wonder what's the reason for him to say this now, after all the years of hate this dunk triggered, and the press hit he took for it. KIA is certainly not gonna be happy with him saying this

[og15]

The Kia did always seem like an odd car to chose to dunk over in the first place lol