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Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat won the Slam Dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, overcoming perfect scores by San Antonio rookie Carter Bryant on his first dunk in the final round.
That's a wrap for NBA All Star weekend. The Miami Heat were in the mix, including an All Star game appearance and three point contest showing for Norman Powell,
For his final dunk, Johnson started behind the judges’ table, took off from the free throw line and threw down a one-handed windmill jam.
It was in eighth grade, when the layup line at Envision Academy turned into a dunk contest, so future Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson, then “13 or 14,” decided why not?