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.

A shocking “What if” was revealed this week about the NBA trying to put together a Slam Dunk competition pitting LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant vs. Vince Carter. There was a time when the NBA All-Star ...

It didn't take long for Kobe Bryant's hyper-competitiveness to become his defining feature as a basketball player. Over All-Star weekend during his rookie season on the Lakers in 1997, Bryant set a ...

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 ...

Los Angeles Lakers backup center Jaxson Hayes was one of the four participants in this year's NBA slam dunk contest, which ...

Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes will be joined in the 2026 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest field by San Antonio Spurs ...

Kawhi Leonard wins the first NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant MVP Award at the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. Get an all-access pass into the very best from the 2020 State Farm All-Star Saturday night celebrating ...

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest came and went on Saturday, with Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson — who is averaging 7.6 minutes per game this season — winning the event with four dunks ranging from ...