NBA All-Star Weekend is supposed to be a celebration of the greatest athletes in the world, but in recent years, it’s turned into a microcosm of all that ails what is, in many other ways, a very ...

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It's no secret that the NBA Slam Dunk Contest doesn't exactly draw superstar talent anymore; these days, the participants are mostly role players, and often players many people have never heard of.

Though plenty of modern-day players give their maximum effort to make the Dunk Contest memorable and match the standards set by the old-school era, truth be told, the iconic competition has definitely ...

The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest has struggled to attract marquee names in recent years, and this season is no different. Even LeBron James recently dismissed the idea of participating. In a recent ...

Stephen A. Smith, Charles Barkley, Skip Bayless. The list goes on and on about the people who have criticised LeBron James for not taking part in the dunk contest. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan did ...

Few NBA players ever get the chance to redeem themselves with teams with which they have had falling outs in the past. While it may not be common, this was precisely what happened to Dwight Howard ...

After missing several dunks earlier in the season, ultra-athletic Spurs rookie forward Carter Bryant gave no thought to the NBA considering him for the dunk contest at NBA All-Star weekend. Yet there ...

Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are pulling back the curtain on a blockbuster idea that never came to life. On their new AMP Sports podcast COUSINS, the Hall of Famers revisited a proposed $1 million ...

LOS ANGELES - Former Saginaw High standout Darvin Ham, along with his fans, will always remember the 1997 NBA Dunk Contest as an injustice. Kobe Bryant officially won the dunk contest with a ...

Jazz G Donovan Mitchell and Cavaliers G Larry Nance Jr. compete in the Finals of the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest from Los Angeles. Hawks G. Spud Webb and Hawks F. Dominique Wilkins compete in the Finals of ...