With nearly 6.5 million viewers tuned in to an epic dunk-off between Aaron Gordon and Derrick Jones Jr., the 2020 slam dunk contest helped launch each player not only to new heights on the ...

Derrick Jones Jr. won the dunk contest in a thrilling duel over Aaron Gordon, who lost in heartbreaking fashion for the second time.

The Slam Dunk Contest is the most iconic All-Star Saturday Night event, and thanks to an incredible showdown between Derrick Jones Jr. and Aaron Gordon in Chicago, that status has been further ...

sports Mavericks Watch Derrick Jones Jr.’s vicious dunk for Mavericks over ex-Bulls teammate Zach Lavine The journeyman, whose game has transformed with the Mavs, said, ‘If Mom’s there and ...

Phoenix Suns rookie Derrick Jones Jr has played in 6 career NBA games for a total of 20 minutes. He’s also going to be the 2017 NBA Slam Dunk Champion. Jones Jr accepted an invitation to ...

UNLV freshman Derrick Jones is quickly earning a reputation for his explosive dunks. In May, Jones jumped over four people during a high school dunk contest.

Because Derrick Jones Jr. and Aaron Gordon were putting on a show, the NBA veered from the rules and gave each an extra dunk in the final dunk-off.

Ask anyone from Chicago around All-Star weekend, and you'll quickly learn the city breeds tough, gritty and relentless basketball. Apparently, it also breeds controversial dunk contests.

CHICAGO -- Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. outlasted Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon in a memorable slam dunk contest on Saturday that required two tiebreaker jams. But the final result ...

Suns rookie Derrick Jones Jr. is about to dunk on the world stage, one of four in Saturday's Verizon Dunk Contest, and one thing he'll have is the element of surprise.

When Heat forward Derrick Jones. Jr. goes up for a dunk, it’s usually special. But the alley-oop Jones completed with 2:52 to play in Sunday’s 125-104 loss to the Raptors was on another level.

Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. cradles the dunk contest trophy after his victory. Magic forward Aaron Gordon reacts after being defeated by a narrow margin. Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. lifts the… ...