SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A unique anniversary that lives on in NBA lore happened 45 years ago on Nov. 13 when Darryl Dawkins made a slam dunk that ... would go on to shatter another background ...

Mac McClung sets the tone for the night by leaping over 2 two people and tapping the backboard on a reverse slam.

Reynolds was huge for Xavier off of their bench as he finished the win with a team-high 19 points to go along with seven rebounds, two steals and one dunk that made the fans at the Cintas Center ...

In San Francisco's iconic Oracle arena, the jam-packed day of events came to a close with this year's slam dunk contest ... with a reverse dunk off the side of the backboard.

Buzelis had even consulted former teammate and two-time Slam Dunk Contest champion ... The rookie started the contest by attempting a dunk from behind the backboard and then bouncing the ball ...