The NBA tries a new format for its All-Star game in San Francisco. Plus, remembering the night Vince Carter reinvented the ...

Before the Warriors' dynasty, Golden State hosted an All-Star Weekend filled with gravity-defying dunks, breakout performances and unforgettable moments.

In a 2023 episode of “First Take,” ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith caused controversy by claiming that LeBron James is to blame for the decline of the dunk contest. Smith explained that, over the past ...

Now that an incredibly busy trade deadline period has come to a close, it's time to turn our attention to the next big item on the basketball calendar: 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend. This year's ...

He's currently the Associate Director of Programing. The 2025 NBA Dunk Contest participants have been announced, and it might be the weakest field ever in terms of name recognition. As the dunk ...

I am pro-NBA dunk contest. Even in 2025. I understand the criticism of it. I understand that we want stars to be in it. I understand that, at times, it feels like the best dunks have been done and ...

The NBA is making a fairly significant change to the Slam Dunk Contest for the upcoming All-Star Weekend. The league announced Friday that fan voting will return to the Dunk Contest this year ...

The NBA’s All-Star Weekend is quickly approaching, and the field for the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest has been finalized. Orlando Magic guard Mac McClung will aim to win his third straight dunk ...

But Saturday? That's when the real fun happens. The Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest, and Slam Dunk contest will take place back-to-back-to-back starting at 8:00 p.m. EST from San Francisco's ...

McClung is the veteran in this year's dunk contest, as the other three players will be participating for the first time. Castle, the No. 4 pick in the 2024 draft out of UConn, is putting together ...

"I'm trying to follow in their footsteps right now with this dunk contest, so I hope I impressed them a little bit at least," Castle, a native of nearby Covington, Ga., said of Wilkins and Erving ...

One of the most popular of those competitions, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest is always a hot ticket at this time of the year. The Chase Center will be the home of All-Star Weekend this year ...