CNN’s Kaitlan Collins caught up with DJ Daniel, the 13-year-old cancer survivor honored by President Donald Trump during his ...

The NBA then created its own slam-dunking contest in 1984, and the tradition was born. The late Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in history to win the Slam Dunk Contest when he was 18 years ...

Two years later, Kobe Bryant became the only Laker to ever win the Dunk Contest. Kobe was an 18-year-old rookie at the time, making him the youngest to ever win it. This was one of the first ...

February 8, 1997: Kobe Bryant (age 18) of the Los Angeles Lakers wins the Nestlé Crunch Slam Dunk Contest in Cleveland. Bryant defeated Chris Carr of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Michael Finley ...

After entering the league from Lower Merion High School, Kobe Bryant competed in the dunk contest at just 18 years old. Bryant missed two dunks, which put a lot of pressure on the rookie.

The idea that All-Stars regularly entered the Dunk Contest doesn't align with history, either. Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant had yet to hit the apex of their ...

Since 1984, there has been a Dunk Contest in all but two years ... game's all-time greats from Michael Jordan to Vince Carter to Kobe Bryant have participated in and won the event.

The excitement that once surrounded the Slam Dunk Contest has faded, and while history could be made Saturday night, you likely won't hear anyone talking up this year's event. Mac McClung is the ...

It might not be the three-peat most people were expecting to hear about in February, but Mac McClung made NBA Slam Dunk Contest history over the weekend by becoming the first player to win the ...

James never did the dunk contest in his career ... We've seen great players participate and win, like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins, and Vince ...