Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat won the Slam Dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, overcoming perfect scores by San Antonio Spurs rookie Carter Bryant.

In a way, it’s amazing the NBA Slam Dunk Contest still exists. Longtime fans will tell you that there have been multiple moments over the decades when it felt like we’d run out of new and interesting ways to dunk a basketball.

The 5-foot-9 point guard became the first three-time Slam Dunk champion in NBA history. Robinson’s 2009 victory featured a memorable dunk over 6-foot-11 Dwight Howard. He won two more Slam titles after that. He became one of pro basketball’s most electrifying undersized players despite his height. Amazing.

The NBA All-Star slam dunk and 3-point contests again offered clear winners and losers. Here are the best and worst from Saturday:

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