With Vince Carter in the midst of his 21st NBA season, there's been a movement among some to recruit him to compete in February's dunk contest at

The dunk contest tradition did not start in the NBA. It was the ABA that launched it in 1976 and the champion, Julius Erving didn't just win. He validated an entire art form in the sport. The ABA's inaugural dunk contest served as the backdrop for the ...

Shaquille O'Neal has had enough with the NBA All-Star weekend slam-dunk contest. "So, All-Star weekend, forget the All-Star game. The highlight of the weekend was the dunk contest and the three-point shootout. And for the past 10 to 15 years, it's been ...

Wizards rookie Dybantsa remains non-committal about joining the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

In arguably the greatest dunk competition in league history, Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon unleash an array of jams never-before-seen, and take it all the way to sudden death. Zach LaVine's grand arrival into dunk contest lore featured an assortment of never-before-seen slams.

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest is set for Saturday night at the Intuit Dome, capping off an evening that also features the 3-Point Contest and Shooting Stars. While the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest field might not contain any stars, it does feature some high ...

Sorry, Carter Bryant, but the NBA dunk contest could use some star power. Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images INGLEWOOD, Calif ...

All-Star Weekend is just three weeks away. The Three-Point Shootout, Skills Challenge and Slam Dunk Contest will take center stage Feb. 1 4at Intuit Dome. But one name won’t be on the dunk contest roster in the Los Angeles Clippers’ home arena.

Richardson is the second son of a dunk champion to try his hand at the contest himself. In 2018, Larry Nance, Jr. was in the contest, 34 years after his father, Larry Nance, Sr., won the NBA's first All-Star Weekend dunk contest, defeating Dominique ...

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was an exciting finale to NBA All-Star Saturday Night, held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 14. A second-year forward out of Arizona, Johnson was crowned champion of the slam dunk Contest. An Oakland ...

If you want me to coach you personally to jump higher click here: If you want a FREE week of jump training click here: My name is Isaiah Rivera and I have the highest officially tested vertical on the planet at 50.