Why Was There No Dunk Contest In '98?

[Majestic Pape]

I know there was no Dunk Contest in '99 because of the lockout, but why was there not one in 1998?

 

[superunknown23]

1997 was so awful they wanted to cancel it (thanks Kobe)

 

[Filluminati]

it was dyin ,like it is now, before 98.

Vince Carter gave new life to this shyt

 

[Ready2Rhyme]

It was getting lame. So they decided to build suspense up for a kid at Chapel Hill who could dunk pretty good.

 

[PTBG]

1997 was so awful they wanted to cancel it (thanks Kobe)

 

[A.J.Soprano]

NBA lockout?

 

[///Vega+++]

NBA lockout?

the lockout started after the season ended

 

[A.J.Soprano]

the lockout started after the season ended

natural disaster that made them cancel?

 

[superunknown23]

the lockout started after the season ended

Yup, there was no dunk contest at MSG in 98.
Vince Carter saved it in 2000.

 

[A.J.Soprano]

The story begins back in 1998, when the league scrapped the Slam Dunk Contest due to a lack of interest

How Vince Carter Killed the NBA Slam Dunk Contest | Bleacher Report

 

[chuckifubuck]

Wiggins is gonna have to do a VC and save the dunk contest again

 

[Rich Spirit]

Wiggins is gonna have to do a VC and save the dunk contest again

Dont forget about Gordon

 

[superunknown23]

it was dyin ,like it is now, before 98.

Vince Carter gave new life to this shyt

I thought that shyt was common knowledge...
then I realized it was 15 years ago and most posters here were toddlers

 

[Big Boss]

Because it was dead