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Utah Jazz: Ranking the team’s best-ever All-Star Weekend moments

By Ryan Aston

CLEVELAND - FEBRUARY 9: Karl Malone #32 and John Stockton #12 of the Utah Jazz stand for the National Anthem during the 1997 NBA All-Star Game played on February 9, 1997 at Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Copyright 1997 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND - FEBRUARY 9: Karl Malone #32 and John Stockton #12 of the Utah Jazz stand for the National Anthem during the 1997 NBA All-Star Game played on February 9, 1997 at Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Copyright 1997 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Jeremy Evans Slam Dunk Utah Jazz
ORLANDO, FL – FEBRUARY 25: Jeremy Evans #40 of the Utah Jazz dunks over Kevin Hart during the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest as part of 2012 All-Star Weekend at the Amway Center on February 25, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /

4) Jeremy Evans rocks the Dunk Contest; February 25, 2012

Jeremy Evans may own the dubious distinction of being BFFs with Gordon Hayward, but he nonetheless remains one of the more popular players to come through Salt Lake City.

Evans’ greatest moment as a Jazzman probably came during All-Star Weekend 2012 when he electrified the Orlando crowd en route to winning the Slam Dunk Contest championship. It was a big moment for a Jazz fanbase that was still reeling from Jerry Sloan’s sudden retirement and the D-Will trade the previous season.

In the contest, Evans bested a field that included Paul George and captured the crown by donning a green Karl Malone throwback jersey throwing a hand behind his head in true Mailman fashion and slamming it home over comedian Kevin Hart.

If only he hadn’t been robbed in his bid for a second dunk contest title the following year.

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