NBA All-Star Weekend is supposed to be a celebration of the greatest athletes in the world, but in recent years, it’s turned into a microcosm of all that ails what is, in many other ways, a very ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

After missing several dunks earlier in the season, ultra-athletic Spurs rookie forward Carter Bryant gave no thought to the NBA considering him for the dunk contest at NBA All-Star weekend. Yet there ...

The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest has struggled to attract marquee names in recent years, and this season is no different. Even LeBron James recently dismissed the idea of participating. In a recent ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The upcoming edition of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest is scheduled to take ...

When LeBron James went up for one of the best dunks of his career in the Lakers’ last game, just what it meant to him was ...