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 ...

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest used to mean something. It featured the league’s best players going head-to-head in front of roaring crowds during All-Star Weekend. Julius Erving was right in the middle of ...

Shaquille O’Neal’s DUNKMAN contest is back, how you can win $1 million Shaquille O’Neal’s DUNKMAN contest has returned. The NBA icon’s contest that gives undiscovered athletes a chance to win $1 ...

The Dunk Contest once sold itself to fans across the globe. Now, it is fighting to stay alive, and Julius Erving knows why. Erving talked about the current state of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during a ...

One week after a busy trade deadline shook up the league, the NBA's best players are in Salt Lake City for the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend. Follow here as The Athletic's staff offers insights and ...

It has been five decades since the night the Slam Dunk Contest was born, but David Thompson remembers it like it happened yesterday. Thompson, one of five players to compete in the first Slam Dunk ...

The aerial acrobatics of one Zach LaVine have dazzled basketball fans at each of the last two Slam Dunk Contests.From going ...

Brooklyn revives its iconic red cursive script and patriotic stripes this season, honoring Dr. J’s championship legacy with retro threads and a star-studded ABA tribute night. "Tradition, it's always ...

The NBA Dunk Contest is on relevancy life support ... but Julius Erving, the first-ever winner in the event, has a way to save it -- telling TMZ Sports it's time for the league's biggest stars to ...