The NBA's Dunk Contest used to be the crown jewel of the NBA All-Star weekend. From the "MJ vs. Nique" battle to Vince Carter's show in 2000, it was always the most anticipated event in the NBA's ...

The dunk contest is the perfect showcase for his abilities and the +550 price tag is enticing enough to get me on board with Jackson to pull off the upset. Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson ...

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 ...

Well, the Dunk Contest actually has had a mechanism in ... This way, we could see him challenge Michael Jordan, Vince Carter and any other legendary dunkers the league deems appropriate.

The shifting expectations reflect the overall evolution of the game. Michael Jordan won the 1988 dunk contest with windmills and reverses. Nearly three decades later, LaVine had to re-create ...

The Dunk Contest has never, in its 20-ish years of ... We might as well start with the big guns — consider Michael Jordan. In the contest’s 1987 field, Jordan was the highest draft pick ...

Ron Harper, Michael Jordan's former teammate in the famed Chicago Bulls dynasty, came up at a time when the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest was a traditional display of hops and power. Apparently ...

The 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest saw history ... Unlike past eras where legends like Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, and Vince Carter electrified fans, today’s biggest stars often avoid ...

LeBron James skipped all-star media day Saturday morning, then Stephen Curry sat out the three-point contest Saturday ... belong in the same category as Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Vince ...

Since 1984, there has been a Dunk Contest in all but two years ... Several of the game's all-time greats from Michael Jordan to Vince Carter to Kobe Bryant have participated in and won the ...

LeBron James, a name synonymous with basketball greatness, recently faced unexpected criticism regarding the decline of the Dunk Contest, a staple of the NBA's All-Star Weekend. During the latest ...