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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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark J. Burns is a freelance reporter covering sports business. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 15: Mac McClung #8 of the ...

The 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend’s slam dunk contest will feature a field of first-time participants, the opposite of a who’s who of the world’s greatest basketball players. Let us get to know them.

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.

The field for the 2026 NBA Dunk Contest will do nothing to dispel the notion that this event struggles to attract basketball's biggest names and brightest stars. It could still be one heck of a good ...

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 ...

Warner Bros. Discovery may no longer show NBA games on TNT each week, but that doesn’t mean the company is no longer playing basketball. Shaquille O’Neal, Authentic Brands Group and Warner’s TNT ...