Julius Erving is recognized as one of the greatest dunkers of all time. The 1981 NBA MVP won the first-ever dunk contest in 1976, and long before Michael Jordan, he was the first to take off from ...

In this excerpt from his new book, “Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk ... s greatest ...

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

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

NBA Hall of Famer Julius Erving hurt ... Then when went to the 50 greatest players in 1996 and we sat and we had dinner. I hadn't spoken to him since that dunk and this was at least 10 years ...

"When I get a chance to power jump off both legs, I can lean, twist, change directions and decide whether to dunk the ... of one-on-none," Erving said. Though Erving was the best player on his ...

It also likely prompted a couple of nods of approval from NBA Hall of Famers and past dunk champions Dominique Wilkins and Julius Erving from their seats at State Farm Arena, where the Spurs ...

CLEVELAND — Evan Mobley doing his best Julius Erving impression while the ... He's just a talented, talented dude.” The poster dunk is among the favorites on Mobley's resume, the 7-foot ...

30—In this excerpt from his new book, "Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk ... the best player,' I didn't think of myself that way, either," Erving told ...