While this year's 3-Point Contest sports five All-Stars — Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland, Miami ...

However, the nickname became a point of contention in 2008 when Dwight Howard donned a Superman cape during the NBA Dunk Contest, leading some to dub him the new “Superman.” Shaq, clearly unimpressed, ...

NBA Slam Dunk King Mac McClung went down in history with his three-peat in the competition, taking his dunk contest earnings to a new level. Death, taxes, and Mac McClung winning the NBA Slam Dunk ...

The three-point era of the NBA is in full swing, but the dunk is still the league's defining ... Howard wearing a cape while dunking. The Superman throwdown was fine, but you can't objectively ...

Whether it's Dwight Howard dressing up as Superman for a soaring slam ... contest was the first professional dunk contest held by the ABA before the NBA introduced their first in 1977.

Mac McClung has injected energy into the NBA’s All-Star Slam Dunk contest. But it comes with a caveat. McClung, a phenomenal leaper at 6-2 and a creative dunker, is a novelty, a G-League player ...

Hall of Fame small forward-turned-TNT commentator Vince Carter, who executed perhaps the coolest finish in Dunk Contest history at Oracle Arena way back in 2000, taped introductory hype videos for ...

Mac McClung of the G League's Osceola Magic goes for a three-peat when he takes part in the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk contest on Saturday at Chase Center in San Francisco. No one has ever won three in a ...

Is an All-Star different from someone considered a “regular star” in the NBA? In their dueling Dunk Contest years, Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine were probably so compelling because they were ...

The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest has long been ... He delivered a mix of powerful dunks, including his memorable “Superman” dunk. While Howard didn’t win, his inclusion in the event ...