30th Anniversary Of Spud Webb, NBA Dunk Contest Champion

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This weekend marks the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend. Included in that weekend is the annual NBA Slam Dunk Contest, which 30 years ago was won by Spud Webb in a David and Goliath-type match up. Webb, 5’7″, was the shortest player to ever win.

• Read an excerpt of Asher Price’s book “Year of the Dunk”

Guest

• Asher Price, author of “Year of the Dunk: A Modest Defiance of Gravity.” He tweets @asherprice.

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