Sprite Slam Dunk hopefuls ready to soar

Defending champ Nate Robinson of the Knicks, the Bobcat's Gerald Wallace, the Lakers' Shannon Brown and the Dunk-In winner (either DeMar DeRozan or Eric Gordon) will compete in the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest on All-Star Saturday Night in Dallas on Feb. 13.
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Gerald Wallace
Charlotte Bobcats

Runner-up in the 2002 Dunk contest, the Bobcats' Gerald Wallace has his eyes on the title this year. An outstanding leaper and one of the NBA's best athletes, Wallace is known for his ferocious dunks.

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Nate Robinson
New York Knicks

Big dunks come in small packages as the NBA learned when "Krypto-Nate" captured the 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk title with a rousing dunk-off win over Dwight Howard. Nate is back to defend his title.

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Shannon Brown
L.A. Lakers

The Lakers' Shannon Brown is riding a populist wave of grassroots support to earn his inclusion in the dunk contest. LetShannonDunk.com was created by fans to support L.A.'s high-flyer.

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Slam Dunk-In Winner

The Raptors' DeMar DeRozan and the Clippers' Eric Gordon will have a dunk-in at halftime of the Rookie Challenge with the winner advancing to the Sprite Slam Dunk contest.

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February 13th, 2010
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8:00pm ET

Saturday evening's grand finale, the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, will showcase some of the NBA's best athletes as they take to the air mystifying fans with their gravity-defying creativity.

The best amateur dunker? Tune in to NBATV on Saturday, February 13th at 6:00 PM ET to see who's been crowned the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown Champ! Watch Now
Name: Taurian Fontenette
Dunking Name: Air Up There / Mr. 720
Hometown: Hitchcock, Texas
Name: Willie A. Barnes
Dunking Name: Flyte
Hometown: Wilson, North Carolina
Name: Haneef Munir
Dunking Name: Young Hollywood
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Name: Carlos Smothers
Dunking Name: Los
Hometown: Union City, California
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