The NBA's Dunk Contest used to be the crown jewel of the NBA All-Star weekend. From the "MJ vs. Nique" battle to Vince Carter's show in 2000, it was always the most anticipated event in the NBA's ...

1 / 931 years ago today, Michael Jordan wowed the crowd in Chicago with a spectacular 50 point dunk in the final round to win the Slam Dunk Contest. 1 / 931 years ago today, Michael Jordan wowed ...

For the first time the dunk contest featured a G-League star, with Mac McClung wowing all with an amazing aerial performance. Derrick Jones Jr and Aaron Gordon needed two tie-breakers to decide a ...

The 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest started in 1984, and this year's fan-favorite All-Star Saturday Night event will look to get some juice back after a "down year" in 2024. The NBA is always trying ...

Hall of Fame small forward-turned-TNT commentator Vince Carter, who executed perhaps the coolest finish in Dunk Contest history at Oracle Arena way back in 2000, taped introductory hype videos for ...

When it comes to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, there are two things you can count on every year. One is that the people who follow the NBA will watch it intently, just as they do every year.

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LeBron James, a name synonymous with basketball greatness, recently faced unexpected criticism regarding the decline of the Dunk Contest, a staple of the NBA's All-Star Weekend. During the latest ...

The three-peat is complete. Orlando Magic guard Mac McClung won his third consecutive Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the first player in the event’s history to three-peat and joining Nate Robinson ...