When a graphite grey Kia with black alloy rims and a body kit slowly made its way onto the court before Mac McClung's first dunk of the contest, shades of Blake Griffin's epic 2011 Slam Dunk ...

Well, that fix is a flop. The Dunk Contest has never, in its 20-ish years of delight and groaning defeat, rostered a star. Not really. It’s a place where stars are vaulted into collective fan ...

Hall of Fame small forward-turned-TNT commentator Vince Carter, who executed perhaps the coolest finish in Dunk Contest history at Oracle Arena way back in 2000, taped introductory hype videos for ...

Mac McClung breathed life into another flat All-Star Weekend on Saturday, throwing down four dunks that earned perfect scores to become the first player in NBA history to win three consecutive ...

The 2025 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest was over soon after it began ... McClung's first dunk paid homage to 2011 Slam Dunk champion Blake Griffin, who won the crown after jumping over a silver ...

NBA Slam Dunk Contest history was made Saturday night in San Francisco. Mac McClung, who had four perfect 50s on four attempts, won the Dunk Contest for the third consecutive year, becoming the ...

Poor Stephon Castle. While his first two jams in Saturday's Dunk Contest left a bit to be desired, his second two were spectacular. Dunk No. 3 was one we've never seen before, as Castle caught the ...

LeBron James memorably committed to participate in the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest while watching Dwight Howard win the 2010 event. But the all-time great has never performed in the Slam Dunk Contest.

4. Dominique Wilkins (1985 and 1990): A two-time dunk contest winner, Wilkins earned the nickname “Human Highlight Film” for his electrifying performances. 5. Blake Griffin (2011): Griffin’s ...

Matas Buzelis of the Chicago Bulls and Andre Jackson Jr of the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated in the first round of the dunk contest ... after James Jones (2011), Daequan Cook (2009), Jason ...

He workshopped ideas with dunk coach Chuck Millan and sent countless ... could practice jumping over it like Blake Griffin in the 2011 contest, tweaking his form after initial attempts proved ...