The NBA has a long list of iconic dunkers who made the Dunk Contest a staple during All-Star weekend in the past. Julius Erving popularized the event as one of the league's first high-flyers.

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

Julius Erving returns to the site of his ABA dunk contest glory, but it is an emerging aerial master, Larry Nance, that takes the NBA's inaugural competition.

One of pro basketball's most famous dunkers said the modern NBA dunk contest, which takes place tonight, has turned into a "sideshow" with too many props. Julius Erving won the first dunk contest ...

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

NBA Hall of Famer Julius Erving hurt a lot of feelings with his thunderous dunk. There was one, however, that had stronger results than just a stare down. Erving ranked a slam over Hall of Famer ...

Chances are you’ve heard of Julius Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ... It was, as Sielski writes, “an early version of the slam dunk.” This is the kind of hoops history you didn’t know ...

Jan. 30—In this excerpt from his new book, "Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk," Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski explores the effect of Julius Erving's career ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND — Evan Mobley doing his best Julius Erving impression while the Philadelphia ... He's just a talented, talented dude.” The poster dunk is among the favorites on Mobley's resume ...