Joe Fortenberry, a 6’8” Texan who captained the U.S. team in the 1936 Olympics, is widely believed to be the first person to dunk in an organized game.

In fact, dunking — the most efficient, and arguably most exciting shot in basketball — is about 56 years older than Zion himself. In 1944, college basketball saw its first-ever dunk, when ...

Nurkic had 22 points, including this dunk on Denver's very tall rookie, Bol Bol. The question is — was he the first person to dunk on Bol? First, let's watch the video.

Julius Erving is recognized as one of the greatest dunkers of all time. The 1981 NBA MVP won the first-ever dunk contest in ...

Orlando Magic guard Mac McClung won his third consecutive Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the first player in the event’s history to three-peat and joining Nate Robinson as the only players to ever ...

Bob Kurland, the former Oklahoma State standout during the 1940s who is credited as the first player to ever dunk a basketball in a regulation game, died in his South Florida home on Sunday. He ...