In today's sports world, it is extremely rare to see good sportsmanship, especially at the professional level. That's why it was such a suprising relief to watch the 2009 Dunk contest and witness the ultimate sportsmanship between two participants. It may be a little overdue, but I was highly impressed to see the commeradary and class that existed between dunk contest participants Nate Robinson and Dwight Howard. Last year, Dwight Howard won the contest, donning a Superman outfit.
In this year's contest, Howard allowed Robinson to play on the Superman theme, permitting him to dunk over him while wearing a green outfit symbolizing 'kryptonite'. The 5'9" Robinson was able to leap over the 6'11" defending champion to emerge victorious from the competition. Now, it may just be a dunk contest, but as a sporting event in which participates are in it to win it, seeing a competitor help another competitor is a refreshing shock.
This is impressive becuase not only did Howard allow Robinson to use him as a 'prop' for his dunk, but he also allowed him to play on Howard's Superman creation. In essence, he assisted Robinson in winning the contest and allowed this even at his own expense. Howard high-fived Robinson after he slammed down his dunk and smiled as Robinson did the "souldja boy" Superman dance. It's nice to finally see some good sportsmanship.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjDmyW4RJ64
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