Larry Nance, the NBA star turned drag racer, will return to his basketball roots this weekend at the NBA All-Star Gala in Phoenix as a judge for the popular Sprite Slam Dunk Contest.
Nance is no novice to the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest having won the first event in 1984 in Denver, defeating "Dr. J.," Julius Erving, in the final round. Now 25-years later, he returns to Phoenix, where he began his professional basketball career.
"I’m honored that the NBA thought enough of me to have me as judge," Nance said. "The event has changed a lot since I won. The players are doing things with the ball that I never thought of doing and probably couldn’t do if I had thought of them. It’s going to be fun.".........................................
