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Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls leaping into the air during the slam-dunk competition at NBA All-Star weekend in Chicago, February 6, 1988.
The ban on the dunk shot in collegiate basketball was rescinded beginning with the 1976–77 season. The rule had been implemented following the 1966–67 season, ostensibly because the rules committee believed that taller players held an unfair advantage in the game.12