Michigan State's Jase Richardson has emerged as the Spartans' top offensive player and one of the best freshman scorers in ...

The dunk is the most thrilling, insulting, exhilarating play in basketball and the excitement it creates is like no other move on the court. It is no surprise that the Slam Dunk Co ...

NBA All-Star Game was a fun watch but left some fans upset by the lack of real basketball and the many interruptions.

After the heyday of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the NBA started to see a decline, beginning with the All-Star weekend. They experimented on replacing the slam dunk protest with NBA 2ball. After ...

NBA players participated in a season-long event. Names like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Julius Erving, Moses Malone, and Elvin Hayes would participate in a one-off during halftime of each game throughout the ...

Mac McClung is excited at the possibility of Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and other stars taking part in next year's NBA Slam Dunk contest. McClung, fresh off claiming his record-setting ...

One of the biggest critiques of the Slam Dunk Contest is the lack of true NBA stars participating ... but history suggests it’s unlikely. Even legends like Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Vince ...

Mac McClung has single-handedly revived the Slam Dunk Contest. The once prestigious NBA All-Star Weekend event used to be filled with star players, and it was must-watch TV because of the high ...

LaVine, a two-time slam dunk contest champion ... In 1985, Dominique Wilkins beat Michael Jordan, who was a rookie with the Chicago Bulls. A year later, Wilkins lost to 5-foot-7 Spud Webb.

The Slam Dunk Contest would inevitably feel more important ... the Dunk Contest doesn't align with history, either. Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant had yet to ...