NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 18: Glenn Robinson III #40 of the Indiana Pacers poses with the Verizon Slam Dunk Champion trophy after winning the 2017 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest at Smoothie King Center on February 18, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
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Congratulations to Glenn Robinson III on winning the NBA Dunk Contest. However, the dunk contest for decades has been undeniably bad. Sad!

Here are 14 ways to fix it.

#1 – Raise the level of difficulty by going Dizzy Bat-style with alcohol. 

#2 – Raise the stakes Bud Selig-style.

#3 – Raise the stakes Roger Goodell-style.

#4 – Supplement it with a celebration of FUNdamentals.

#5 – Make it interactive. 

#6 – Let fat guys dunk.

#7 – Let even fatter guys dunk. 

#8 – Add tiny celebrities.

#9 – Add tiny basketball players.

#10 – Add the exciting element of imminent death. 

#11 – Put the dunk contest in the Olympics. 

#12 – Put LeBron in the contest. 

#13 – Humiliate Skip Bayless and/or Twitter eggs.

#14 – Do something that could actually work.