How long is the NBA dunk contest?

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How long is the NBA dunk contest? 

Post#1 » by pr0wler » Sat Feb 15, 2020 12:34 am

I tried consulting Google, but roughly how long is the NBA dunk contest from start to finish? An hour or so?
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Post#2 » by My Main Man » Sat Feb 15, 2020 12:39 am

About that long. With intro vids and an absurd amount of commercials, it usually jumps over the hour mark.
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Post#3 » by Mikistan » Sat Feb 15, 2020 12:39 am

Depends if you factor in the commercials
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Post#4 » by bisme37 » Sat Feb 15, 2020 12:44 am

Hard to remember exactly, and it all depends how long they are going to yap before it starts and how many commercials they stick in there.

But I'd say about 45 minutes. The event Saturday night is scheduled at 2.5 hours on TNT but it includes long intros, the Skills Contest, the 3pt Contest and the Dunk Contest. The actual dunking doesn't take long at all. When they show Dunk Contest replays on NBA TV they fit them into a 30 minute slot.
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Post#5 » by pwrshft99 » Sat Feb 15, 2020 12:57 am

Depends on what gimmicky bulls**t they plan on rolling out this year
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Post#6 » by miamiheat319 » Sat Feb 15, 2020 1:47 am

I wish they put out what time each individual event starts but I feel like then everybody would just wait till the dunk contest. That’s all I care about
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Post#7 » by JordansBulls » Sat Feb 15, 2020 4:47 am

You should be able to see if you have a cable service. It gives an approximate time.
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Post#8 » by The Warrior » Sat Feb 15, 2020 5:29 am

miamiheat319 wrote:I wish they put out what time each individual event starts but I feel like then everybody would just wait till the dunk contest. That’s all I care about
I actually much prefer the Skills and 3 Point Shootout over that circus.

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Post#9 » by Pachinko_ » Sat Feb 15, 2020 5:30 am

too long
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Post#10 » by Stealth1 » Sat Feb 15, 2020 5:55 am

pr0wler wrote: how long is the NBA dunk contest


About 15 feet max.

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