It was the greatest combination of talent and dunkers in Slam Dunk contest history, and a little-known Pacer almost stole the ...

His monster slam in Atlanta came in front of legends Dominique Wilkins and Julius Erving and served notice he's ready to ...

In lacing up a lively history of the slam dunk, Mike Sileski digs into the social and racial implications of sports' most ...

I was so surprised and stunned when I found out. I had no idea it was coming – or even that it was a possibility to imagine,' ...

In a 2023 episode of “First Take,” ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith caused controversy by claiming that LeBron James is to blame for the decline of the dunk contest. Smith explained that, over the past ...

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game, set for Feb. 16 and televised on TNT at 8 p.m. ET, will have a new format that features a tournament-style event consisting of four teams of eight players each.

"The Waiting Game" celebrates the impact of the American Basketball Association and explores how players, "once elite ...

SAN ANTONIO — Ja Morant has added another highlight-reel dunk to his long list of the past six seasons. If only this one counted on the score sheet Wednesday. The whistle blew and a play between ...

The Brooklyn Nets retired Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey at the Barclays Center on Saturday, with the great Julius 'Dr. J' ...

On Saturday evening, the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Miami Heat at Barclays Center in New York. However, all of the attention was on former Nets star Vince Carter, who had his jersey officially ...

His number joined Drazen Petrovic’s 3, Jason Kidd’s 5, John Williamson’s 23, Bill Melchionni’s 25, Julius Erving ... in winning the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest and later that year when ...

The 47-year-old also admitted that his iconic dunk over Alonzo Mourning in 2005 ... tributes that were played for everyone to enjoy. Julius Erving led a retrospective on Carter’s journey next.