He rose for a two-handed slam, but an aged Robin Lopez scratched a fingernail on the basketball, which jolted loose. No basket. And no dunk. Houstan does not seem to care about that moment today ...

The following is excerpted from Mike Sielski’s Magic in the Air, a narrative romp through the history of basketball, culture, ...

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg showed basketball fans just how well he recovered on Friday with a two-handed dunk against ...

"He didn't want to dribble the ball out. Went in for a fancy dunk. I just felt it was disrespectful to the game of basketball." And Neal, for his part, "got caught up in the emotions of the game ...

"He went up for a fancy dunk and didn't want to dribble the ball out," Diarra said. "I just felt it was disrespectful to the game of basketball." Diarra and Neal received technical fouls and UConn ...

Fans were impressed by the dunk and couldn’t help but point out how ridiculous it was for someone who is 40 years old. That dunk would be extremely impressive from anyone. It’s even more ...

Naturally, Victor Wembanyama is one of the former who can be seen in a defensive stance trying to win the game, just for one of his teammates to give up an easy game-winning dunk. Victor ...

But it wasn’t a nostalgic conversation between the two basketball greats that stole the show—it was Deuce, who had some playful jabs for his dad. Deuce to Kevin Garnett after the Dunk Contest ...