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Mac McClung put on a show at the dunk contest on Saturday night in Salt Lake City to win the competition, achieving perfect dunks on nearly every attempt. In fact, if not for one judge, he would have received perfect scores on every single one of his …
Mac McClung won the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk contest and stole the show in the process, achieving perfect scores on three of his dunks. McClung is a two-way player for the Philadelphia 76ers and participated in this year’s dunk contest, which was …
Just when everybody thought that Aaron Gordon was done competing in the Slam Dunk Contest, he may be running in with a chair like Randy Orton. During an interview this week with Sports Illustrated’s Rohan Nadkarni, the Denver Nuggets forward …
After this year’s snoozefest of a Slam Dunk Contest, basketball enthusiasts are putting out the Bat-Signal to try to get a bigger star to participate. Now Ja Morant is revealing what exactly it will take to get him to answer the call. The …
This year’s Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend could not feel further from the Michael Jordan vs. Dominique Wilkins battles of old. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Tuesday that Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green will headline …
While the NBA will not stage its usual All-Star Weekend festivities, the league is trying very hard to make sure one institution does not go uninterrupted this year. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the NBA is planning to incorporate the …
That story about how the judges conspired to end the Dunk Contest in a tie gained more credibility on Friday when a second judge confirmed it. Scottie Pippen confirmed that the judges were aiming to create a tie between Derrick Jones Jr. and Aaron …
Hamadou Diallo broke out the dunk of the contest on Saturday night in Charlotte. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard pulled Shaq out to serve as a prop on his dunk and made the attempt Superman-themed — a tribute to Shaq’s persona/nickname as …
This year’s Slam Dunk Contest was not well received by the fans. Between stunts with too many props, and contestants needing way too many attempts to complete their dunks, there were negative reactions around. Here’s a sample of some of …
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Andrew Wiggins is one of the best dunkers in the NBA, and it just so happens that the 2016 NBA Slam Dunk Contest is taking place in his hometown of Toronto. It’s a match made in heaven, right? Wrong. Earlier this …
Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Zach LaVine stole the show on Saturday night with a series of incredible dunks that helped him win the Slam Dunk contest with ease. LaVine’s first dunk was perhaps his best, as it elicited stunning reactions from …
Victor Oladipo made a statement at the NBA Slam Dunk contest Saturday with a unique and original entrance, followed by an awesome dunk. The Orlando Magic guard, who was a runner-up for NBA Rookie of the Year last season, came out of the tunnel with a …
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is not exactly getting better as the years go on. Despite the efforts of some of their fellow players, superstars rarely ever feel inclined to participate in the event anymore. Since convincing high-profile players to …
Terrence Ross of the Toronto Raptors won the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday during NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston. Ross beat defending champion Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz in the finals of the contest, allegedly receiving 58 percent of the …
The Sprite Slam Dunk Contest during NBA All-Star Weekend is said to be determined by a fan vote, but the sequence of events following the competition indicated that might not be the case. Fans were given 60 seconds to text, tweet, or log onto NBA.com …
Jeremy Evans got creative with his first dunk of the championship round of the Slam Dunk Contest Saturday in Houston. The reigning Dunk Contest champion went completely meta; he dunked over a picture of himself doing the dunk he had just done. As if …
