First stop on the Rudy All Star express: Blazers.com.
Must watch: Casey interviewing Rudy about the dunk contest.
Must see: the photo slideshow from yesterday's events.
Second stop: Geoffrey C. Arnold's dunk contest preview.
Fernandez is not a particularly gifted jumper by NBA standards. In fact, he's probably better at three-point shooting, another All-Star event tonight. But the Trail Blazers guard is known for his creative flair, and he'll be the first international player to participate in the dunk contest.
Last stop: Rudy's latest blog entry. An English translation is posted over at Bustabucket.com. Here's a hilarious snippet.
As you might understand I'm not going to give away what dunks I've got planned, it's got to be a complete surprise. The other day for example I was practicing for the contest at the Trail Blazer practice facility and I saw some guy video taping me. I asked him to put the camera away, which he did, but he put what he'd already recorded on Youtube.
I've never been prouder to be "some guy" than I am today.
Also, ESPN has pulled together some of the best slam dunk moments of all time.
-- Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)