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- Event Date: February 14, 2009
- Part of the NBA All Star Weekend
- Location: , Arizona
- Title defender: Dwight Howard
- Team Portland Trail Blazers
- Number: 5
- Height: 6'6"
- Weight: 185 lbs
- Only international player to participate
- Song: "Vota mi, por favor"
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Rudy Fernandez participated in the NBA Slam Dunk contest. He competed against Dwight Howard, Nate Robinson and J.R. Smith. It was the first time in the contest for Fernandez. He did not win the contest, scoring only 84 total points in the first and second rounds.
Fernandez posted several videos online to encourage fans to vote for him. In the videos, he asked for votes, demonstrated his basketball abilities and even sang.SportingNews: Rudy! Rudy! Fernandez in Dunk Contest (January 22, 2009)
Quotes
"It is very famous, the song now, in Spain. The NBA proposed me the song, the guitar. I think I'm better at playing basketball. I'm no singer."— Rudy Fernandez on his famous songSportingNews: Rudy! Rudy! Fernandez in Dunk Contest (January 22, 2009)-
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Rudy Fernandez Dunk Contest Questions
Who do you think the NBA fans should vote in as the 4th person in the Slam Dunk Contest? 1 AnswerJudging from this display, I'd say that Joe Alexander should get a shot at the slam dunk title. Watch to the end to see his foul-line dunk! ... read more
Anyone have videos Rudy Fernandez submitted to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest? 1 AnswerI hadn't even heard that he had submitted videos to be considered? But he won the fan vote somehow, maybe with this Sprite promotion going on? But I'm glad he m... read more
Fernando Martin, who is he? 2 AnswersFernando Martin died a tragic death in a traffic accident in 1989. He was the first European without college experience to be drafted in the NBA. Martin studie... read more
Will the NBA Slam Dunk Contest ratings be affected by Valentines Day? 4 AnswersAbsolutely, because most (by most I mean almost all) men with a girlfriend or wife will be out to dinner, vacation, movie, or hotel. Even if they're staying hom... read more