Written by Zach Harper | 28 July 2009

The NBA and Sprite will be bringing four finalists from a dunking competition held in a few major cities throughout the U.S. of A. to the NBA All-Star Weekend and you can help decide who.

There are some recognizable names in there and some really impressive dunkers. Check the video of the Top 10 Dunks from the competitions.



What SHOULD happen is the winner of these guys should compete against the winner of the NBA Dunk Contest but I doubt that will occur this year. But I have a firm belief that this amateur competition being included in All-Star Weekend in Dallas this year will be the stepping stone to this becoming a reality in future contests.

Make sure to vote here. And you can check out the competition on Facebook and Twitter.

Press release excerpt and participants posted below:

NEW YORK, July 27, 2009 - After weeks of dunk contests, ten semifinalists have been selected from among amateur dunkers across the U.S., and it is now up to the fans to select which four dunkers will go on to compete in the first-ever Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown at NBA All-Star 2010 in Dallas, Texas.     

Fans can visit NBA.com/dunk to watch dunks from each of the ten semifinalists and vote on who they think should be flown to NBA All-Star in February to compete for the chance to be crowned the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown Champion. The winner will receive a grand prize of $10,000 and will attend the Sprite Slam Dunk contest during NBA All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 13, 2010. 

Semi-Finalist Information:

City	Name	Nickname	Hometown	Height	Age	Years Dunking
Atlanta	Rudy Lamar Clemens	Flight	Los Angeles, Calif.	6'3"	26	2
Dallas	Taurian Fontenette	Air Up There, Mr. 720	Hitchcock, Texas	6'2"	27	11
Los Angeles	Haneef Munir	Young Hollywood	Los Angeles, Calif.	5'10"	21	7
New York	Brandon Stewart	PS3	Houston, Texas	6'4"	24	9
Philadelphia	Robert Jay McKee (Jay)	Elevator	Philadelphia, Pa.	6'3"	21	5
Portland	Thomas DeWayne Morris	DeWayne, D Mo	Huntsville, Ala.	6'7"	23	9
San Francisco	Guy Dupuy	Easy J	Fort Meyers, Fla.	6'3"	22	11
Washington, D.C.	Willie A. Barnes	Flyte	Wilson, N.C.	6'6"	28	10
Online	Eric Orlando Robinson Jr.	Emakulant	Oakland, Calif.	6'4"	29	11
Online	Carlos Smothers	Los	Union City, Calif.	6'	21	8

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