Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He's currently the Associate Director of Programing. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest isn’t dying; it’s been ...

The judging will continue to feel arbitrary at ... 7-foot behemoths would end in 50-point stalemates between multiple dunk contest participants; or, alternatively, plain-looking dunks edging ...

Judging controversies ... And that brings us back to the Dunk Contest, because, with rare exceptions, it has become an event devoid of novelty. Consider that on Saturday, we essentially saw ...

The 2024 NBA Slam Dunk Contest wasn't exactly well-received, and critics had no shortage of ammunition to use against it. Lack of star power, mostly unoriginal dunks and questionable judging all ...

The judging was strange ... Here are some ideas: LeBron James' refusal for years to participate in the dunk contest was a decision other stars were more than happy to follow.

Aside from fans all over the globe, let's meet the four former NBA stars who will be judging the 2025 NBA Dunk Contest. SN's NBA HQ: Live NBA scores | Updated NBA standings | Full NBA schedule ...

They gave Jordan a 50! It's one of the most famous lines in NBA Slam Dunk Contest history, but it's also a reminder of the occasional controversy that comes from judging the event. Stream NBC 5 ...

We went all out in the ultimate dunk contest—and brought in NBA legend ... and downright crazy dunks—with Dwight throwing it down and judging the heat. Who had the best hops?

Judging purely on the star power and on the dunks themselves, the 1985 Slam Dunk Contest at Market Square Arena stands out as one of the best ever, and one that shaped what would follow.

Now that football season is over, basketball is back in action, and the annual NBA Slam Dunk Contest is about to hit the court in San Francisco. As the title suggests, basketball players can show ...

Aside from fans all over the globe, let's meet the four former NBA stars who will be judging the 2025 NBA Dunk Contest. Davis played from 1999-2012. The Hornets initially drafted him with the No ...