The annual discourse around "fixing the Dunk Contest" misses that it’s never needed stars. It used to create them, and maybe ...

What Carter did 25 years ago during a rain-soaked weekend in the Bay looked like, and felt like, the apogee of the ...

The first truly iconic All-Star Weekend sneaker moment came in 1985, when a rookie Michael Jordan competed in the Slam Dunk ...

One of the more popular ones ... Timberwolves dunks as NBA players look on in the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest during NBA All-Star Weekend 2016 at Air Canada Centre on February 13, ...

Orlando Magic two-way guard Mac McClung goes for a first-ever feat Saturday night, aiming to become the first-ever three-peat ...

Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images / Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images The event itself is something that McClung looks ... former Slam Dunk contest winner Dwight Howard by one appearance.

In fact, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest is often the highlight of All-Star Weekend, as many of the greatest high-flyers have made ...

In San Francisco's iconic Oracle arena, the jam-packed day of events came to a close with this year's slam dunk ... like Vince Carter, Michael Jordan, and Blake Griffin. "I’ve seen enough," said ...

Wilkins finished the competition with 145 points, with Jordan still having one more dunk ... he floated in the air, earning a perfect score and the title of 1988 Slam Dunk Contest champion.

The Weekend Rap offers today’s back pages and sports covers from some of North America’s major metropolitan newspapers: ...