While many high-flying modern-day stars have evidently avoided the Slam Dunk Contest, several old-school analysts have blamed LeBron James for its decline in recent years. Critics argue that the ...

The NBA is in a positive space after a resoundingly successful All-Star Weekend, the first one in a long time. The new format put forth by commissioner Adam Silver, which pitted All-Stars from around ...

Former three-time NBA Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson believes the league’s most explosive stars have played a major role in diminishing the prestige of what was once the crown jewel of All-Star ...

Nate Robinson argues that if LeBron James had entered the Dunk Contest during his prime, the event’s prestige and excitement ...

In a way, it’s amazing the NBA Slam Dunk Contest still exists. Longtime fans will tell you that there have been multiple moments over the decades when it felt like we’d run out of new and interesting ...

Dwight Howard dons a Superman cape and wins the 2008 dunk contest in New Orleans. (Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) With the drama and theater of the Slam Dunk Contest during NBA ...

Michael Jordan won the 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest in what is considered the GOAT dunk duel. The event was great but there was controversy as many felt 'Nique was robbed of a win. Jordan won with a 50 ...