In 2011, retired NBA All-Star Marques Johnson was at home watching rookie Blake Griffin soar over a Kia sedan to win the NBA Dunk Contest. He thought it would be fun to attempt it ...
He has dunked every year on his birthday for decades — and can still do it.
For Milwaukee Bucks legend Marques Johnson, each birthday is another year to dunk. Johnson, who turned 70 years old Monday, elevated off both feet and performed a one-handed dunk on his birthday.
Former NBA star Marques Johnson showed off that he can still dunk during a video posted for his 70th birthday.
Milwaukee Bucks legend and five-time NBA All-Star Marques Johnson posted a video of him dunking to celebrate his 70th birthday.
In the video, Marques Johnson did state that it was going to be his last dunk, ending a tradition in which the former Bucks star has posted on each of his previous birthdays as he’s gotten older.