Editing Slam dunk (section)

====2000–present====
[[Vince Carter]] dunked while leaping over 7-foot-2 (2.18 m) French center [[Frédéric Weis]] in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. The French media dubbed it "''[[le dunk de la mort]]''"—"the dunk of death".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Wallace |first1=Michael |last2=Peterson |first2=Rob |date=2015-09-25 |title=In a single bound: Oral history of Vince Carter's greatest dunk |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/13713188/after-15-years-saw-vince-carter-leap-frederic-weis-sydney-believe-witnessed |access-date=2019-06-12 |website=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gould |first=Andrew |date=2018-02-15 |title=Relive Vince Carter's Iconic Dunk over Frederic Weis in the 2000 Olympics |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2759678-relive-vince-carters-iconic-dunk-over-frederic-weis-in-the-2000-olympics |access-date=2019-06-12 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> In the 2000 dunk contest Carter used an elbow hang along with his reverse 360 windmill dunk (reminiscent of Kenny Walker's 360 windmill dunk in 1989 except that Carter spins clockwise, whereas Walker spins counter-clockwise) and between-the-legs dunk. When performed, much of the audience was speechless, including the judges, because none had seen these types of dunks before.

In the 2008 Sprite Rising Star's Slam Dunk Contest [[Dwight Howard]] performed the "Superman" dunk. He donned a [[Superman]] outfit as [[Orlando Magic]] guard [[Jameer Nelson]] tied a cape around his shoulders. Nelson [[alley-oop]]ed the [[basketball]] as Howard jumped from within the [[Key (basketball)|key]] side of the free throw circle line, caught the ball, and threw it through the rim. This dunk is somewhat controversial, as his hand was not over as well as on a vertical plane to the rim. Some insist that it should in fact be considered a dunk because the ball was thrust downward into the basket, meeting the basic definition of the dunk.

During the 2009 NBA dunk contest, Howard had a separate goal brought onto the court, and the rim was noticeably significantly higher than a standard goal. Howard, after going into a 1950s-era telephone booth and again fashioning the Superman attire, caught a pass from Nelson and easily completed a two-handed dunk on the higher goal. While this was not performed for record-setting purposes, the dunk received a perfect score and a warm response from the crowd, in part because of its theatrics. Also in this contest, 5'9" guard [[Nate Robinson]] wore a green [[New York Knicks]] jersey and green sneakers to represent [[Kryptonite]], playing on Howard's Superman theme. He used a green "Kryptonite" ball, and jumped over the 6'11" Howard prior to dunking. This dunk and the theatrics could have won the competition for Robinson, who was voted the winner by the NBA fans. Robinson then thanked Howard for graciously allowing him to dunk over him, asking the crowd to also give Howard a round of applause.

More recently, [[Los Angeles Clippers|the Clippers]] earned the nickname "Lob City" from 2011 onwards, with [[Chris Paul]] utilizing alley-oop passes regularly to teammates [[Blake Griffin]], and [[DeAndre Jordan]].

[[JaVale McGee]] currently holds the world record for Most Basketball Dunks in a Single Jump: three. While competing in the 2011 NBA Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, McGee jumped with two balls in his possession and dunked each prior to receiving and slamming an alley-oop pass from then teammate [[John Wall]].<ref>{{cite web |date=19 February 2011 |title=Most basketball dunks in a single jump |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/10000/most-basketball-dunks-in-a-single-jump |access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref>

In the 2016 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, [[Zach LaVine]] dunked from the free throw line on three occasions: One Hand, Windmill, and Between the Legs. All of the Dunks received a score of 50 for the dunk and won the Dunk contest.