The NBA Dunk Contest used to be a special showcase of the pinnacles of basketball athleticism: Michael Jordan’s free-throw line dunk in 1987 and Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine’s legendary duel in 2016 ...

Shaquille O'Neal has had enough with the NBA All-Star weekend slam-dunk contest. "So, All-Star weekend, forget the All-Star game. The highlight of the weekend was the dunk contest and the three-point ...

The OG Dunkman has answered our high-flying prayers after the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend broke his heart. Shaquille O’Neal has ...

Steve Novak spent 11 NBA seasons without a single in-game dunk, which already sounds strange enough. But the truly bizarre ...

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Former NBA player, Terrence Ross, was an instant SPARK off the bench. Watch as he breaks down how he put on the GREATEST dunk ...

On Monday night, a majority of the talk surrounding the basketball world was not necessarily on March Madness or the NBA, but rather what Alabama Crimson Tide commit Jaxon Richardson was doing.

Keshad Johnson danced and dunked his way into the NBA history books. Johnson became the third member of the Miami Heat organization to win the Slam Dunk Contest. He held off San Antonio Spurs rookie ...

The legal troubles continue for one retired former Dunk Contest champion. Ex-NBA swingman Desmond Mason is behind bars this week after being arrested on May 7 in Oklahoma City, Okla. on a charge of ...

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