Jordan credits Julius Erving for inspiring his legendary free-throw line dunk that sealed the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest.

Blake Griffin tells Candace Parker and Aliyah Boston during a podcast, that he never considered himself a dunk contest type ...

The first dunk Wall saw in the online video, he liked, and used it to eliminate McLemore. "It seemed hard, but for me it came out to be easy, so it worked out in my favor," Wall said.

Breer was fooled by a post from a parody X account that claimed the NBA is doing away with the Slam Dunk Contest next year in favor of a 1-on-1 tournament with star players.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The NBA dunk king is giving up his crown. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine said he will not compete in this year's slam dunk contest at All-Star weekend in New Orleans ...

TORONTO (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson said he’ll enter the NBA dunk contest on one condition: he’s got to be picked as an All-Star, too.

Cowboys coaches 'dunk contest' kicks off Week 2 of training camp The Dallas Cowboys coaching staff kept the pre-practice vibes coming, continuing a fan-favorite tradition going at training camp in ...