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Podcast: First Ballot: The Hall of Fame Podcast
Episode: The 2016 NBA Dunk Contest with Hanif Abdurraqib
Description: In 2016 Zach Lavine and Aaron Gordon went head to head in what is now regarded as potentially the greatest dunk contest in NBA history. Featuring a free throw line windmill dunk, a free throw line 'tween the legs dunk, and a miraculous "sitting in the air" dunk. Here to discuss is poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad). On this episode we talk getting lost in vowel sounds, the underappreciated aesthetics in a Zach Lavine dunk, and the surprising beauty and force of an Aaron Gordon dunk.Timecodes:Â (06:44) Anticipating the Greatness of Caitlin Clark