The dunk contest tradition did not start in the NBA. It was the ABA that launched it in 1976 and the champion, Julius Erving didn't just win. He validated an entire art form in the sport. The ABA's ...

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest used to mean something. It featured the league’s best players going head-to-head in front of roaring crowds during All-Star Weekend. Julius Erving was right in the middle of ...

"We don't talk about Harden the same way you talk about Kobe or D-Wade" - Former NBA Champ explains just why rings determine a player's place in all-time hierarchy Haywood explains why Kobe and D-Wade ...

It has been five decades since the night the Slam Dunk Contest was born, but David Thompson remembers it like it happened yesterday. Thompson, one of five players to compete in the first Slam Dunk ...

The Dunk Contest once sold itself to fans across the globe. Now, it is fighting to stay alive, and Julius Erving knows why. Erving talked about the current state of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during a ...

One week after a busy trade deadline shook up the league, the NBA's best players are in Salt Lake City for the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend. Follow here as The Athletic's staff offers insights and ...

From Dr. J's afro-flying tomahawks to Zach LaVine's gravity-defying spins, who really deserves the crown as basketball's ...

MJ from the free throw line. Vince Carter declaring “it’s over.” Dwight Howard flying like Superman. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has featured ...

“I was tired, but he was more tired” - Wilt Chamberlain on how he managed to outplay a young Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 1972 WCF Wilt Chamberlain says battling Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 1972 WCF ...

The NBA Dunk Contest is on relevancy life support ... but Julius Erving, the first-ever winner in the event, has a way to save it -- telling TMZ Sports it's time for the league's biggest stars to ...