The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest field is set, and four high-flyers will be dunking for the trophy on Saturday evening in Los Angeles. This year's Dunk Contest field is light on star power. and the ...

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Fans can enjoy exciting entertainment before the main event at All-Star Saturday Night, which traditionally features the popular NBA Slam Dunk Contest. No matter who the contestants are, the dunk ...

The 2026 NBA Dunk Contest offered a chance for a few more obscure names to the casual basketball fan to introduce themselves on a national stage — but one of them took full advantage. Johnson's best ...

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The Slam Dunk Contest has long been considered the crown jewel of NBA All-Star weekend. The climactic point between the Rising Stars Game on Friday and the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, the dunk ...

The NBA All-Star weekend has been the subject of criticism for quite some time now, with many opining that the festivities have taken a big step back in recent years. Much of the blame has been placed ...

Chicago Bulls two-way guard Mac McClung skipped the 2026 NBA Dunk Contest, preventing him from going for a fourth straight title in the competition. McClung intended to participate again in the dunk ...

Reflecting on his 41-inch vertical and in-game dunking prowess, Hall of Famer Allen Iverson admitted why he never felt suited to compete in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

The Pacers have produced three Slam Dunk Contest champions, but Jonathan Bender, Antonio Davis and Cassius Stanley had performances fans would rather forget.

The NBA was already at a disadvantage with the underwhelming list of participants, but high-quality dunks would have made up for that. What fans want from the dunk contest is a barrage of perfectly ...

The TNT dunking league has attracted hundreds of millions of views online and is showing the NBA’s lackluster Slam Dunk Contest how it’s done.