During the legendary 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Chicago, Michael Jordan went head-to-head with Dominique Wilkins. Needing ...

The NBA's Slam Dunk Contest has long been the premiere event of All-Star Saturday. Four players get an opportunity to put their athleticism on full display, throwing down slams in unique ways while ...

While the All-Star Game serves as the grand finale of NBA All-Star Weekend on NBC and Peacock, for many NBA fans, it's not the prime event. That honor goes to the annual Dunk Contest, where a select ...

The Slam Dunk Contest has long been considered the crown jewel of NBA All-Star weekend. The climactic point between the Rising Stars Game on Friday and the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, the dunk ...

The NBA Dunk Contest used to be a special showcase of the pinnacles of basketball athleticism: Michael Jordan’s free-throw line dunk in 1987 and Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine’s legendary duel in 2016 ...

But more than those, putting trophies in special containers highlights the accomplishments that they represent and enables ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Remember when the NBA Slam Dunk Contest was the marquee event of All-Star Weekend? Those days are long gone, and the latest episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast digs into why ...

Jalen Brunson helms Team Knicks in the returning Shooting Stars contest at NBA All-Star Weekend. Pamela Smith / Getty Images As NBA All-Star Weekend descends upon Los Angeles, the league’s showcase ...

It looks like Stephen A. Smith is coming after LeBron James. And this time, it’s for something that has nothing to do with The King. Following the abysmal showing from the contestants at the Slam Dunk ...

In arguably the greatest dunk competition in league history, Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon unleash an array of jams never-before-seen, and take it all the way to sudden death. Zach LaVine's grand ...

The Chicago Bulls continued tinkering their roster with another new addition ahead of Thursday's trade deadline. Per NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Bulls are signing three-time NBA Dunk Contest ...