NBA legend Julius Erving has rejected calls to make Slam Dunk Contest participation mandatory, instead urging current stars to learn its history and step up voluntarily. Erving, the 1976 inaugural ...

A dunk worth $1200 rewrote basketball history on January 27, 1976, when Julius Erving became the first Slam Dunk Contest ...

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest used to mean something. It featured the league’s best players going head-to-head in front of ...

The Dunk Contest once sold itself to fans across the globe. Now, it is fighting to stay alive, and Julius Erving knows why.

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 ...

NBA legend Julius Erving has opened up and shared his suggestion for saving the prestigious Dunk Contest.

McClung is the G League's all-time leading scorer, but he's played in just 11 NBA games since going undrafted in 2021.

Shaquille O'Neal has had enough with the NBA All-Star weekend slam-dunk contest. "So, All-Star weekend, forget the All-Star game. The highlight of the weekend was the dunk contest and the three-point ...

Victor Oladipo got to channel his inner superhero during the 2018 Slam Dunk contest, donning a "Black Panther" mask that was ...

Three-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Mac McClung announced Tuesday that he will be part of the Dunkman professional ...

Keshad Johnson's consistency in the 2nd round outpoints Carter Bryant's high-water 50 in the AT&T Slam Dunk at All-Star Saturday.

Keshad Johnson (97.4) defeated Carter Bryant (93.6) in the final round to win the 2026 AT&T Slam Dunk contest. Keshad Johnson ...