See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The upcoming edition of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest is scheduled to take ...

It's no secret that the NBA Slam Dunk Contest doesn't exactly draw superstar talent anymore; these days, the participants are mostly role players, and often players many people have never heard of.

NBA All-Star Weekend is supposed to be a celebration of the greatest athletes in the world, but in recent years, it’s turned into a microcosm of all that ails what is, in many other ways, a very ...

Vince Carter has disclosed that the NBA once tried to supercharge the Slam Dunk Contest by dangling a $1 million incentive in front of several of its biggest names. Carter said the league approached ...

The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest has struggled to attract marquee names in recent years, and this season is no different. Even LeBron James recently dismissed the idea of participating. In a recent ...

Stephen A. Smith, Charles Barkley, Skip Bayless. The list goes on and on about the people who have criticised LeBron James for not taking part in the dunk contest. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan did ...

Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are pulling back the curtain on a blockbuster idea that never came to life. On their new AMP Sports podcast COUSINS, the Hall of Famers revisited a proposed $1 million ...

LOS ANGELES - Former Saginaw High standout Darvin Ham, along with his fans, will always remember the 1997 NBA Dunk Contest as an injustice. Kobe Bryant officially won the dunk contest with a ...

Though plenty of modern-day players give their maximum effort to make the Dunk Contest memorable and match the standards set by the old-school era, truth be told, the iconic competition has definitely ...

San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant had the Slam Dunk Contest in his grasp Saturday night, but let it slip away in the final round. Bryant was unable to land a between-the-legs alley-oop dunk in ...