The NBA's Slam Dunk Contest has long been the premiere event of All-Star Saturday. Four players get an opportunity to put their athleticism on full display, throwing down slams in unique ways while ...

The OG Dunkman has answered our high-flying prayers after the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend broke his heart. Shaquille O’Neal has ...

Julius Erving skips LeBron James as he names his perfect starting lineup for a dunk contest but urges the Lakers veteran to ...

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was an exciting finale to NBA All-Star Saturday Night, held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 14. A second-year forward out of Arizona, Johnson was ...

Shaquille O'Neal has had enough with the NBA All-Star weekend slam-dunk contest. "So, All-Star weekend, forget the All-Star game. The highlight of the weekend was the dunk contest and the three-point ...

Dunk Quality: C+ The NBA was already at a disadvantage with the underwhelming list of participants, but high-quality dunks would have made up for that. What fans want from the dunk contest is a ...

NBA Slam Dunk Contest Odds: Can Jaxson Hayes Outplay Star Rookies in 2026 Dunk Contest? NBA All-Star Saturday night always delivers spectacle, but the Slam Dunk Contest remains the purest showcase of ...

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Jalen Brunson helms Team Knicks in the returning Shooting Stars contest at NBA All-Star Weekend. Pamela Smith / Getty Images As NBA All-Star Weekend descends upon Los Angeles, the league’s showcase ...

Sorry, Carter Bryant, but the NBA dunk contest could use some star power. Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images INGLEWOOD, Calif ...

Will the King finally take flight in the league's most prestigious aerial showdown before he retires?