Since its inception in 1984, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest has become one of the most electrifying and anticipated events during ...

The NBA is in a positive space after a resoundingly successful All-Star Weekend, the first one in a long time. The new format put forth by commissioner Adam Silver, which pitted All-Stars from around ...

This is Atlanta Hawks star Dominique Wilkins and Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan, who famously faced off during the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest as part of All-Star Weekend in 1988 at the Chicago ...

Stephen A. Smith, Charles Barkley, Skip Bayless. The list goes on and on about the people who have criticised LeBron James for not taking part in the dunk contest. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan did ...

Michael Jordan officially became a star when NBA All-Star Weekend came to Chicago in 1988. Only in his fourth year in the NBA, Jordan dominated every event he entered and walked away with the ...

A year-by-year look at the NBA slam dunk contest winners since the event’s inception in 1984: Year \| Winner (Team) \| Location. 2026 \| Keshad Johnson (Heat) \| Los Angeles. 2025 \| ...

The Slam Dunk contest is the crown jewel of NBA All-Star Weekend, the climax between the three-point contest and the All-Star ...

DALLAS — First thing Spud Webb did after learning he’d sub for Michael Jordan in the slam dunk contest at the 1986 All-Star game was fly to Los Angeles for the “Tonight Show.” For such a little guy, ...