The once-popular NBA Slam Dunk Contest is now on its way toward irrelevance. However, NBA great Julius Erving has come up with a mic-dropping suggestion to save the contest. Erving, 50, is the ...

A dunk worth $1200 rewrote basketball history on January 27, 1976, when Julius Erving became the first Slam Dunk Contest winner during the ABA’s final season. Back then, the league was fighting to ...

Three-time defending Slam Dunk contest champion Mac McClung won't participate in the 2026 event during All-Star Weekend, his ...

Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson stole the spotlight at the 2026 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, edging Spurs rookie Carter Bryant in a high-energy final. While Bryant had the night’s only perfect 50 ...

Recap: AT&T Slam Dunk. Mac McClung scores 50 for both his dunks in the final round as Stephon Castle totals a 49.6 and a 50.

TORONTO -- Zach LaVine was fresh out of dunks, having been pushed to the limit by Aaron Gordon in an epic final round in the NBA's slam dunk contest on Saturday night. In need of some magic, he ...

Jason Richardson won the NBA slam dunk contest twice during his professional career. One day, his son Jaxon may carry that family legacy for him, too. Jaxson, a consensus five-star recruit who ...

NBA legend Julius Erving has opened up and shared his suggestion for saving the prestigious Dunk Contest.