Gilbert Arenas says Michael Jordan, not LeBron James, is to be blamed for the demise of the Slam Dunk Contest.

Gilbert Arenas fires back at critics blaming LeBron James for the Slam Dunk Contest’s downfall, pointing instead to a historic 1988 moment by Michael Jordan.

The Slam Dunk contest is the crown jewel of NBA All-Star Weekend, the climax between the three-point contest and the All-Star Game. Here's how to watch.

Dwight Howard is known as one of the most explosive dunkers in NBA history. The former Philadelphia 76ers center won the Slam Dunk Contest in 2008. At 6-foot-11, he is the tallest winner in the ...

Jordan, hungry for revenge, had captured the 1987 title while Wilkins was sidelined due to injury. So when both were healthy and primed for battle in '88, the hype was through the roof. The 1988 ...

The Sporting News takes a look at who will be in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

Is the Dunk Contest on its way out? While it's always been a staple of NBA All-Star Weekend, perhaps it's time for a new event.

Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton proposed a solution to address the declining popularity of the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest.

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest wasn’t just bad — it was pathetic. The decline of the dunk contest has been well documented, ...

There are only two NBA players to win three Slam Dunk titles.

A year-by-year look at the NBA slam dunk contest winners since the event’s inception in 1984: ...

DALLAS — First thing Spud Webb did after learning he’d sub for Michael Jordan in the slam dunk contest at the 1986 All-Star game was fly to Los Angeles for the “Tonight Show.” For such a little guy, ...