CHICAGO -- Soon after Dwight Howard officially announced in late January that he would participate in the 2020 slam dunk competition, he said he hoped Kobe Bryant would work with him during the event.

Dwight Howard dons a Superman cape and wins the 2008 dunk contest in New Orleans. (Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) With the drama and theater of the Slam Dunk Contest during NBA ...

Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes confused NBA fans around the country following his opening dunk in the 2026 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. Hayes, who was the final dunker in the First Round, ...

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest wasn’t just bad — it was pathetic. The decline of the dunk contest has been well documented, but Saturday night was the competition’s rock bottom. Serving as proof the ...

The NBA Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend used to be the crown jewel of the All-Star festivities, with stars like Julius Erving, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, and Vince Carter among ...

In years past, the Slam Dunk contest was the main attraction of All-Star weekend. From guys like Vince Carter and Michael Jordan to Blake Griffin and Dwight Howard, many stars have contributed to ...

LOS ANGELES – For the first time since 2019-20, the Los Angeles Lakers have a participant for the Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend in big man Jaxson Hayes. It was Dwight Howard in his lone ...

Now Dwight Howard has called it quits on the court, too. Just two days after he filed for divorce from Amber Rose Howard, the 2020 NBA champion announced his retirement Thursday on social media. “Woke ...