Long before Michael Jordan took the NBA by storm when he joined the pros in 1984, Julius Erving was the man of the hour. A ...

After all, in that era, players often just dusted themselves off after suffering a sprained ankle or a bruised knee. However, ...

The most impressive part: 2015 wasn't even LaVine's best contest showing. 5. Spud Webb Steals the Show6 of 10 Even though it has existed in the historical record for almost 40 years, Spud Webb's ...

The free throw line has been done. A few times. The site of 5' 6" Spud Webb doing a 360 was cool. Dee Brown pumping up the Reeboks before his no-look jam was, too. Props have become part of the ...

A year later, Wilkins lost to 5-foot-7 Spud Webb. Jordan took flight from the free-throw line to defeat beat Wilkins in 1988. In 2000, Vince Carter turned in perhaps the most spectacular ...

Skip Bayless on Monday discussed how white American athletes are shattering stereotypes, using newly crowned three-time NBA dunk contest champion Mac McClung as a prime example of debunking the idea t ...

1985-86: After Wilkins won in 1985, he was unseated by his own teammate the following year. Spud Webb crashed the party, beating Wilkins (who finished second) and establishing the record for the ...

Spud Webb, etc. It's probably fair to say the competition within the Dunk Contest has fallen off in recent years as well — while McClung is a back-to-back champion, he hasn't gone against the ...

Dunk champions have ranged from 6-foot-10 center Dwight Howard to 5-foot-7 guard Spud Webb, representing the whole range of athleticism in the league. Buzelis reminds Milan of 2022 champion Obi ...

with three (2006, 2009 and 2010), despite being 1.75 m tall. Spud Webb, at 1.68 m tall, is the shortest player to win this Slam Dunk Contest (in 1986).