The Slam Dunk Contest has always been All-Star Weekend’s Wild Card, the event most likely to flip from forgettable to unforgettable in a single leap. Over the last decade, though, the trophy has ...

The OG Dunkman has answered our high-flying prayers after the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend broke his heart. Shaquille O’Neal has seen the quality of the Dunk Contest plummet over the last decade, despite ...

Shaquille O'Neal has had enough with the NBA All-Star weekend slam-dunk contest. "So, All-Star weekend, forget the All-Star ...

For the first time in four seasons, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest will have a new winner, with reigning champion Mac McClung sitting out for this year’s competition. McClung, who revealed in January that ...

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is all but dead after the completely lackluster event we saw at the NBA All-Star Saturday this past weekend. For some big names, the fault has less to do with the four men ...

One of the most-hyped events of the NBA season is approaching: the dunk contest. With the 2024 All-Star Weekend on the horizon, participants have been revealed to help set the stage for a night of ...

The 2026 NBA All-Star weekend could be seen as a success to many, with an electric Three-Point Contest and a competitive All-Star Game, but once again, the Slam Dunk Contest was a letdown. Denver ...

The NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest needs saving and 7'5" phenom Victor Wembanyama could be the one to save it. Highlight slams are the status quo for Wemby, but he was on another level Saturday night in the ...

The NBA Dunk Contest used to be a special showcase of the pinnacles of basketball athleticism: Michael Jordan’s free-throw line dunk in 1987 and Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine’s legendary duel in 2016 ...

One week after a busy trade deadline shook up the league, the NBA's best players are in Salt Lake City for the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend. Follow here as The Athletic's staff offers insights and ...