Kobe Bryant vs TMac UNSEEN DUNK CONTEST at Magic Johnson's Midsummer Nights in 1997

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READ THIS WHOLE THING PLZ Took me a long time (25 years) and hard work to acquire this footage 😂.
Summer 1997, Magic Johnson’s midsummer night's all-star game and one of the greatest dunk contests happened that has never been seen unless you were in the building.
Dunk Contest included Kobe Bryant, TMac (before he ever played an NBA game), Brent Barry, Michael Finley, Jerry Stackhouse, Penny Hardaway, Stephon Marbury, Ray Allen & Charles O'Bannon..
Also, let’s address this asap. Vince Carter did NOT steal this dunk from Kobe. The elbow dunk goes back on film back to as far back as 1986 with Roy Hinson. Barry Hardy, James Wilson deserve some love there too.
Also, Kobe & Vince played AAU together. Tim Thomas said Vince use to stick his arm in the rim during warm ups.
There’s actually a news article from 95 with Vince’s HS Coach talking about to as well.
Vince innovated the reverse 360 windmill and many other things. VC disrespect will not be tolerated.
Big rare stuff: Steph, Penny & Ray Allen just being in a dunk contest (Ray was in the 97 contest against Kobe)
Big big rare: Kobe’s elbow hang 3 years before Vince on the big stage & lob Eastbay that he missed in the NBA contest a few months earlier
TMac: Not being in the league showing out + spinning the opposite way of his usual 360’s with a cuff 360 windmill.
Hope y’all enjoy. Much more to come. Please DO NOT repost.

[@albertsui183]

Kobe, T-mac, Ray Allen, Penny, Marbury, Finley, Brent Barry, Stackhouse.. All good memories

[@Ninochew]

This is far more exciting and entertaining than the 2024 slam dunk contest 😂😂😂

[@nikolaininkov]

Far more exciting than the whole all star weekend.

[@TheBig32E]

Wow. Young Kobe with the elbow dunk before Vince. My mouth dropped to the floor when I saw that.....

[@hervebertrand5694]

DAWG! I was baffled

[@robinjohnsonpropheticeagle3733]

Waiiiiit KOBE hit that dunk before Vince was even in the league!!! T-MAC was amazing

[@davidmeza3157]

Mamba and T-Mac have always been on the same energy wavelength 💪🏼

[@beanzmccalvin]

Brent's dunk was fire🔥with dance celebration while they playing stomp😂😂😂

[@Lidoishot]

The fact that Kobe never said "I did that dunk first" tells you a lot about him.

[@Mrblack3434]

FACTS

[@ilove9489]

He didn't do any of these dunks first, the honey dip was done by Barry Hardy, but I get your point about him being humble

[@StaylowDame]

Kobe and T Mac went crazy omg 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@daibm5392]

T-Mac and Kobe had some phenomenal dunks!!

[@moniquewrites9046]

Brent Barry doing a praise dance is what I needed to start my day!😅

[@ParkerMac]

Must have watched it 10 times

[@DJaySplitSecond]

T Mac will always be among the top 10 NBA dunkers of all time

[@WO2411]

Kobe bean 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 But TMac was just ridiculous 😭

[@AlihanOlcar]

First elbow dunk! Mamba Forever!

[@sencillo96]

Maybe for KB, cause that's an 80s dunk .....Vince been doing that since college

[@djel-g6389]

This era of the nba was the best. Hands down. So much talent in the league.

[@zayt901]

Kobe and Mcgrady was going ham!!!

[@piano3941]

That's unbelievable never seen these tape before. Kobe

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Yeah this was crazy

[@garym51124]

Kobe been my favorite player since forever...but man if T-mac could have stayed healthy..

[@SilentMovements305]

Iv always said it if TMac would of stayed healthy he would of been in the top 10 Fly High Bean

[@bobcatlewis389]

Same thing with Penny Hard away!😃

[@brixtonmystery]

Brent Barry with the funky white boy swag. Proper but with edge 😂

[@n.dewayneb9258]

Kobe Bryant: 5X Champ, 2X FMVP, 2X Scoring Champ, 1X MVP, 18X All-Star, 4X ASG MVP, 15X All-NBA, 12X All-Defensive, 1997 Dunk Champ, 2X Olympic Gold Medalist, HOF Tracy McGrady: 7X All-Star, 2X Scoring Champ, 7X All-NBA, 2001 MIP, HOF Ray Allen: 2X Champ, 10X All-Star, 2X All-NBA, 1X Olympic Gold Medalist, HOF Jerry Stackhouse: 2X All-Star Penny Hardaway: 4X All-Star, 3X All-NBA, 1X Olympic Gold Medalist Jermaine O’Neal: 4X All-Star, 3X All-NBA, 2002 MIP Stephon Marbury: 2X All-Star, 2X All-NBA Michael Finley: 1X Champ, 2X All-Star Vin Baker: 4X All-Star, 2X All-NBA Jason Kidd: 1X Champ, 10X All-Star, 6X All-NBA, 9X All-Defensive, 5X AST Champ, 1995 ROY, 2X Olympic Gold Medalist, HOF Gary Payton: 1X Champ, 9X All-Star, 9X All-NBA, 9X All-Defensive, 1X STL Champ, 1996 DPOY, 2X Olympic Gold Medalist, HOF Jim Jackson: solid role player, great 2nd or 3rd option Charles O’bannon: great college player Brent Barry: 2X Champ, 1996 Dunk Champ Not to even mention the host, Magic Johnson and his accolades!!!! Being in the crowd to witness this had to be amazing🔥🔥🔥

[@thatguyronwaiters6485]

Bro we got to get penny in the hof I don't care about numbers he's one of the greatest period we all know it

[@Marx1684]

Barry did some crazy stuff. 😮

[@boskar10]

Yooo I wasn’t expecting that

[@boskar10]

Brent Barry fucked me up I can’t lie 😂

[@yashanohime]

Brent Barry cooked!

[@Explodeo]

Man Brent Barry had some hops, dude was still going up when he dunked it :D

[@westcoastspartan1528]

So many great player’s in one place, KOBE will always be my favorite

[@z-mane1438]

Tmac was crazy wit it

[@ck-sx4zz]

I miss this era ! Penny was great player, wish he didn’t get injured. Kobe RIP 🙏🏻

[@marctipp]

This was a NBA era of str8 ballers! Kobe 🙏🏾🕊️ R.I.P it’s still hard to believe.

[@Iamrealsam]

Barry's celebration to that amazing dunk was a major highlight.

[@carlopascual8868]

T-Mac saw Kobe doing the elbow dunk and taught it to Vince 😅

[@HD_YT]

0:26 TMac's 1st dunk here was basically the same dunk he'd do later at the 2000 NBA Dunk Contest

[@blkrobotproject3500]

Props to Kobe for doing the elbow dunk before VC.

[@kobeandgary]

This isn't even the only time he did it before the Vince contest.

[@marcus.6487]

✌🏿 that dunk old tho, like late 80’z old

[@buddhaparadox]

Naw, it's a dunk from the 80s and Vince was doing it back in 1995 when he played AAU with Kobe. Kobe saw Vince doing it in practices.

[@damonejohnson7776]

It trips me out on how many people didn't even know he did that dunk first. People forget so much or never saw it.

[@TheMaddBlackMann]

This was straight legendary! Penny Tmac Kobe Stackhouse Brent Barry and Ray Allen and Mike Finely are all some of the best dunkers ever to play.

[@riboflavinfolate3964]

T Mac was a beast back in the day. Overall the athleticism seemed better back then.

[@MrNls10]

I attended one of these games. I'm pretty sure the year was 1989. Cell phones weren't invented yet. There was a dunking event featuring Jordan, Wilkins and Ron Harper after the game. I remember Spike Lee was one of the coaches and Mike Tyson or his security person punched a heckler in the stands and walked right past me while quickly exiting. It was great. I got to meet all the players and shake hands with them. Thanks for posting. Good stuff. Shout out Orlando Magic OG's, Scott and Penny in this video and of course T-Mac. Go Magic! R.I.P. to my late wife Elaine. We had so many great times. I miss you my Queen. This is another great memory of our time together. Blessings to your family. Many thanks again for posting this. Blessings.

[@teamflightbrothers]

You nailed it! 1989 they went wild

[@michaelrobinson540]

Tyson wrote in his autobiography "Undisputed Truth" that his bodyguard punched a guy out at a Lakers game. I knew that couldn't be possible, but he probably meant this" Magic Midsummer" classic your referring to.

[@double00j75]

I always get chills watching Kobe Bryant rare footage. Dude is truly the closest thing to Michael Jordan. RIP BLACK MAMBA!

[@oscarulloa5067]

But better😎

[@BoomBap75]

For Y'ALL youngns out there, Brent Barry won the '96 NBA Dunk contest...

[@mpound97]

In his warm up jacket. You forgot that part...

[@dienauto4087]

So Kobe did the elbow hang before Vince ? 😮 I never knew that 1997? 😮

[@markokrivokapic3121]

1.T-Mac 2.Kobe 3.B.Barry

[@meazy757]

The fact they’re blasting Kirk Franklin at the dunk contest shows how different times were.

[@akennext]

This footage made me feel like I was back in the 90's, classic! 🤓

[@BOSSDONMAN]

simpler times

[@bobbythomas4497]

Real talk💯✌🏾

[@petemack]

watching this made me realize...Vince Carter definitely watched this before doin the contest in 2000

[@kaksmirknight5318]

This is better than dunk contest past 6 yrs

[@luckylucci3385]

Brent Barry had a brotha's swag😂i was so hyped that year he won the dunk contest with the dunk from the free throw line. Dude had sneaky hops.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Yes he did

[@redskullz1249]

Dude had one of the most underrated highlight mixtapes in the early youtube days.

[@NicoNico-79797]

Kobe did the elbow dunk in the 97???… and what about the Brent Barrie dunk??? That was incredible 🔥🔥🔥

[@johnnada5754]

This is so 97! Mark Curry aka Mr Copper, Jordan 12's and Kirk Franklin's - Stomp. you couldnt run from this song in 97 lol

[@jameslucas3161]

That Brent Barry reverse was SICK

[@Babyboy_Matt]

No cappp

[@JustGettinStarted]

Not Kobe with the exact same dunk before Vince Carter did it!!!😲😲

[@djessylenvo3234]

But Vince Did It Televised whilst Kobe did it on hidden tapes that we didn’t know at the time. But Vince was Iconic

[@michaelblue6150]

Kobe and Vince were teammates as teenagers on an AAU team

[@Woodyboy-fs9mq]

He didn't do it like Vince though lol

[@iswimmmm]

He the cre8r.. that’s 4 the h8rs!

[@cornbreadmilton5265]

All yall Wrong,Roy Henson did it 1st in 1986 while warming up for the DUNK CONTEST.

[@PeteKay]

it's nice to see penny and kobe smile.

[@hannaht5429]

Man they all look like babies. R.I.P Kobe 🙏

[@Ysoserious1]

Kobe and T-Mac seems to be the only 2 that took it seriously

[@tajae2shiesty437]

Wow so Kobe did the honey dip before Vince 👀

[@kennethallen809]

Tracy Was a beast

[@nicholasmarshburn3041]

Kobe always mentioned him as one of the hardest players to guard as well.

[@silkworm111]

a beast, beast, BEAST, beast

[@bdoubleu6]

The best part was Brent Barry doing the butterfly aka tootsie roll 😂

[@bytheriverinpeace2301]

Tmac had the most hops in this and some of the flyest dunks. Kobe was up there with him in creativity

[@allensmith9879]

LMAO Love seeing young Kobe doing his Ninja poses after he dunks 😂

[@ballinforjesus3645]

This was better than the actual 1997 dunk contest

[@stlyelove417]

Wait Wait kobe did it first😢 Now I really miss him more and more😢

[@narrowminded_Reggie_W.T.L.]

T-Mac had No competition! His Dunks were wayyyy better than anyone else

[@0pinion0lympics]

He found competition in the playoffs where he choked EVERY F’NG TIME 😢😢😢

[@juliushortilano6516]

hahaha. kobe win that bro.

[@patrickpotchana1127]

Tmac was relatively unknown back then no social media and didn't have the hype kobe did in the Westcoast his dunks were the most advanced

[@artwithmrssan]

More entertaining than most of the nba’s dunk contests

[@kyrielarenta7373]

Stomp playing in the background the whole time definitely certifies this as a late 90s moment…the memories!

[@obe1theplug716]

Kobe’s dunks here are more impressive then the dunk contest he won in 97

[@r3b3lvegan89]

I’m pretty sure this is some of the earliest footage of Kobe with the fro…..so fucking surreal.

[@BoomZhakalaka]

Penny, Tmac, Starbury, Allen, and Kobe...👉✨💥💯

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

A crazy dunk contest

[@inanotherperspecrive6973]

That brent barry one was the winner for me

[@ajstephens5171]

Rex Chapman did that dunk in 1991 I think

[@twoodbeats]

This is a time capsule for real lol this was held at the forum in inglewood which doesnt exist anymore and then you see people like Stephon Marbury, Michael Finley, Jerry Stackhouse, Penny Hardaway, Brent Barry, Dennis Scott, Magic Johnson himself in a uniform, a young Ray Allen... crazy man

[@adgee5401]

The Forum in Inglewood is still there.

[@twoodbeats]

@@adgee5401 man this whole time I thought it got demolished for the clippers new stadium lol i just looked its about a mile or so away

[@adgee5401]

@@twoodbeats Only reason I know is I was just there for the Lions Chargers game. Sofi is right there.

[@kyemin5802]

People don't talk about MIchael Finley but he was a great player. Could have been a lot more, don't know exactly what stopped him, but he was extraordinary.

[@Kydzy]

Crazy this was lost, one of the best ever💯

[@jrobbin24]

Those are literally some of the greatest basketball players of all time all in one place

[@lasallebrown3310]

Damn Kobe did Vince’s dunks before him 😂

[@bryanguzman8259]

Barry stoled the show lol

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Yes he did I thought he was a shooter

[@biggucci4241]

The behind the back self ally op 💪🏾

[@rayshawnmccaa7576]

The wealth of talent on the court was crazy and it's so refreshing to watch guys that actually loved the game.

[@OutcastRecap]

Plot twist it was Vince Carter who was recording this video.

[@albertoo428]

tmac and kobe stole the show for sure

[@IsaiahRivera1]

This is so cool, thanks for uploading

[@teamflightbrothers]

Glad you enjoyed it, Zay!

[@Woodyboy-fs9mq]

You where in diapers when this dunk contest took place so cool you enjoyed it. BTW this hoop don't look regulation kinda like hoops you dunk on but hey it looks like you most likely would have won this dunk contest if you competed in it Isaiah👍

[@AbdoulBamba]

Yoooooo real piece of history right here!!! This makes me miss the 90s, the vibe was genuinely hiphop! This T-Mac vs Kobe face off was insane for that period! I had seen some very short extract or photos of Kobe’s elbow dunk, but first time with this angle! He already had that killer mentality! We miss you Mamba!

[@tjlorenzo9341]

Brent Barry got that dawg in him 🫡🕺🏽

[@1114jordan082]

Brent Barry the other slim shady

[@SlapBac]

Penny, Kobe, T Mac, need I say more ? I love my era

[@donjuanismo]

T-Mac wears number 1 because Penny is his idol.

[@LonestarViz]

Stopped in to say this but you were already on point with the facts! How sick is it that Mac is right behind Penny when he steps forward for his turn? Sharing the court with the one you modeled your game after had to inspire those nasty chops!

[@andrewnainggolan635]

Ray Allen, Marbury, Hardaway

[@ivanloboneto]

Tmac was different, insane agility for his height! Great video!

[@mikeshipman2483]

A lil foretelling with Tracy in a blue "Magic" jersey 🤏🤔

[@harmonicdissent]

Midsummer Nights Magic was ALWAYS bomb in the day. Hard to believe it was so long ago. That was my time and just watching this makes me wanna pick up a basketball and go outside. And it's 3:30 in the morning right now. LOL...

[@trappstarr310]

I remember going to this game at the forum as a kid. Will never forget Brent Barry doing the butterfly 😂

[@Bran-Da-Don]

Brent Barry was always invited to the cookout. 😂

[@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.0]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@semwen737]

That was way better than some of the official NBA dunk contests.

[@donbuyshousescash4765]

Penny Hardaway. Kobe. Tmac all my favorite players back in the day..

[@UBMurdaTV]

Those 3 write there my all time favs

[@Gino419]

That T-Mac was just out of this world.

[@bball3048mm]

4:41 Kobe was already rocking the Adidas Crazy 8s.

[@webvideofan]

2:56 Kobe with the lob, bounce, between the legs.

[@finishyabreakfast21]

All but one of these guys had very solid NBA careers. Crazy

[@bestuscities]

Three things I have observed. 90s best decade, Brent Barry can dance and Kobe originated arm elbow lock dunk. Good vibes.

[@Liu_Baang]

Someone did it b4 Kobe in the 70s or 80s. In a dunk warm-up. Still, he showcased it b4 Vince.

[@abdullahmahmood3040]

The 90s was legendary. Starbury T-MAC, Mamba, Stackhouse even see Antoine Walker in the beginning! Won’t get a draft like that ever again. Everyone enjoying themselves. Also not a single cell phone in sight 👌🏼

[@JBossDaBanger]

Y’all sleep on Mike Finley doh

[@abdullahmahmood3040]

@@JBossDaBangerI did see Finley. I just named a few. Ray Allen in the mix as well, back when he was known as a dunker 🔥

[@csl9495]

This whole time we thought Vince created the coldest dunk ever

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

This is the most '90s thing I've seen in a while. Everyone raising the roof singing Ehhhhhh!!! Ohhhhhh!!! Ehhhhhh!!! Ohhhhhh!!! (Or as I call it "Hip hip hip hop scenario!) 🤣 What what what what? All that's needed is Master P "Let me hear you say ugggggghhhhh. Unnnnggghhh NANA NA NAAAAA NANA NA NAAAAA!" We sang that in ATL in Six Flags in line the day the Batman coaster opened. THE ENTIRE LINE! The 90s was amazing.

[@David.D3]

This was awesome. A bunch of you superstars taking turns dunking. Way better than the last few dunk contests.

[@djemraidola264]

T Mac won, but Kobe was closer than i expected.

[@NBWDOUGHBOY]

T-Mac and Kobe was going crazy out there!

[@jbird21143]

This All Star group is absolutely legendary!!!

[@Soopology]

Kobe with his arm in the net before Vince. Never seen this. I wish this could be shown to all the players who's still with us to get their memories of it.

[@khalisol]

We got Ray , Steph Og , t Mac , Kobe and finily that’s a crazy line up lol

[@HoopVerse360]

Don't forget Penny was the main man here, 1997 was Penny's prime year. any one else here was past prime, retired and mostly young prospects.

[@gainztrain9890]

Wow I remember being a kid n 97.m seeing this clip of only Brent Barry's dunk on nba inside stuff and him doing the bankhead bounce after but never saw the rest of the hoop footage.. This is pure gold

[@user-cp5hn9ld1p]

Tmac with the 360 windmill before Vince and Kobe arm in rim before Vince 😮

[@kobeandgary]

Vince did the 360 windmill the opposite way. A standard 360 windmill had happened in the NBA dunk contest long before this, by Kenny "Sky" Walker.

[@P2Rock]

This was the peak of civilization