Budding superstar Kobe Bryant wins the 1997 NBA slam-dunk contest—the first bullet on what would become his extensive resume—but the competition is an utter disaster leading the NBA to do the unthinkable: cancel the slam-dunk contest. 

<p>Budding superstar Kobe Bryant wins the 1997 NBA slam-dunk contest&mdash;the first bullet on what would become his extensive resume&mdash;but the competition is an utter disaster leading the NBA to do the unthinkable: cancel the slam-dunk contest.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-dec-16-sp-64729-story.html"></a></p>

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