Kobe Bryant vs TMac UNSEEN DUNK CONTEST at Magic Johnson's Midsummer Nights in 1997

READ THIS WHOLE THING PLZ Took me a long time (25 years) and hard work to acquire this footage 😂.

Summer 1997, Magic Johnson’s midsummer night's all-star game and one of the greatest dunk contests happened that has never been seen unless you were in the building.

Dunk Contest included Kobe Bryant, TMac (before he ever played an NBA game), Brent Barry, Michael Finley, Jerry Stackhouse, Penny Hardaway, Stephon Marbury, Ray Allen & Charles O'Bannon..

Also, let’s address this asap. Vince Carter did NOT steal this dunk from Kobe. The elbow dunk goes back on film back to as far back as 1986 with Roy Hinson. Barry Hardy, James Wilson deserve some love there too.

Also, Kobe & Vince played AAU together. Tim Thomas said Vince use to stick his arm in the rim during warm ups.

There’s actually a news article from 95 with Vince’s HS Coach talking about to as well.
Vince innovated the reverse 360 windmill and many other things. VC disrespect will not be tolerated.

Big rare stuff: Steph, Penny & Ray Allen just being in a dunk contest (Ray was in the 97 contest against Kobe)
Big big rare: Kobe’s elbow hang 3 years before Vince on the big stage & lob Eastbay that he missed in the NBA contest a few months earlier
TMac: Not being in the league showing out + spinning the opposite way of his usual 360’s with a cuff 360 windmill.

Hope y’all enjoy. Much more to come. Please DO NOT repost.

[albertsui]

Kobe, T-mac, Ray Allen, Penny, Marbury, Finley, Brent Barry, Stackhouse.. All good memories

[TheBigE]

Wow. Young Kobe with the elbow dunk before Vince. My mouth dropped to the floor when I saw

[IsaiahRivera]

This is so cool, thanks for uploading

[moniquewrites]

Brent Barry doing a praise dance is what I needed to start my day!😅

[davidmeza]

Mamba and T-Mac have always been on the same energy wavelength 💪🏼

[daibm]

T-Mac and Kobe had some phenomenal dunks!!

[robinjohnsonpropheticeagle]

KOBE hit that dunk before Vince was even in the league!!!
T-MAC was amazing

[piano]

That's unbelievable never seen these tape before. Kobe

[djel-g]

This era of the nba was the best. Hands down. So much talent in the league.

[Ninochew]

This is far more exciting and entertaining than the 2024 slam dunk contest 😂😂😂

[MrNls]

I attended one of these games. I'm pretty sure the year was 1989. Cell phones weren't invented yet. There was a dunking event featuring Jordan, Wilkins and Ron Harper after the game. I remember Spike Lee was one of the coaches and Mike Tyson or his security person punched a heckler in the stands and walked right past me while quickly exiting. It was great. I got to meet all the players and shake hands with them. Thanks for posting. Good stuff. Shout out Orlando Magic OG's, Scott and Penny in this video and of course T-Mac. Go Magic! R.I.P. to my late wife Elaine. We had so many great times. I miss you my Queen. This is another great memory of our time together. Blessings to your family. Many thanks again for posting this. Blessings.

[westcoastspartan]

So many great player’s in one place, KOBE will always be my favorite

[beanzmccalvin]

Brent's dunk was fire🔥with dance celebration while they playing stomp😂😂😂

[Iamrealsam]

Barry's celebration to that amazing dunk was a major highlight.

[kyrielarenta]

Stomp playing in the background the whole time definitely certifies this as a late 90s moment…the memories!

[AbdoulBamba]

real piece of history right here!!! This makes me miss the 90s, the vibe was genuinely hiphop!
This T-Mac vs Kobe face off was insane for that period! I had seen some very short extract or photos of Kobe’s elbow dunk, but first time with this angle! He already had that killer mentality!

We miss you Mamba!

[Lidoishot]

The fact that Kobe never said "I did that dunk first" tells you a lot about him.

[David.D]

This was awesome. A bunch of you superstars taking turns dunking. Way better than the last few dunk contests.

[hardaway]

Penny, T-Mac and Kobe, three legends, just amazing, thank you for upload this video!

[TheMaddBlackMann]

This was straight legendary! Penny Tmac Kobe Stackhouse Brent Barry and Ray Allen and Mike Finely are all some of the best dunkers ever to play.