Thrice Is Nice For Nate Robinson

By Athletic Communications on February 13, 2010 8:13 PM | No Comments

With the help of some Dallas Cowboys' cheerleaders, Nate Robinson claimed his third dunk contest title at the pre NBA All-Star Game festivities on Saturday night. The Seattle native and Huskies legend is the first to capture the dunk crown three times.

Robinson garnered 51 percent of the vote to win, just holding off Toronto's Demar DeRozan. The signature dunk for Robinson came when he threw the ball off the backboard, grabbed it in mid-air and reverse-slammed it home.

The 5-9 Robinson then celebrated his final dunk by grabbing some of the silver and blue pom-poms from the cheerleaders and waving them in the air.