For the first time in four seasons, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest will have a new winner, with reigning champion Mac McClung sitting out for this year’s competition. McClung, who revealed in January that ...

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest came and went early Saturday evening before many had a chance to notice. That’s partly due to the odd early start brought on by NBC’s Winter Olympics broadcasts. But, it ...

The Slam Dunk Contest has always been All-Star Weekend’s Wild Card, the event most likely to flip from forgettable to unforgettable in a single leap. Over the last decade, though, the trophy has ...

Miami Heat president Pat Riley and Keshad Johnson #16 of the Miami Heat hug after the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest during 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend at Intuit Dome on February 14, 2026 in Inglewood, ...

Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat won the 2026 Slam Dunk contest, but it was Mac McClung who dominated the headlines. Of ...

The NBA Dunk Contest used to be a special showcase of the pinnacles of basketball athleticism: Michael Jordan’s free-throw line dunk in 1987 and Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine’s legendary duel in 2016 ...

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is all but dead after the completely lackluster event we saw at the NBA All-Star Saturday this past weekend. For some big names, the fault has less to do with the four men ...

From the moment the music started, the cameras began rolling and the crowd at the Intuit Dome got caught up in the beat, Keshad Johnson made clear this was going to be more than the mundane when it ...

Justin Champagnie, Shaedon Sharpe and Jalen Smith lead in Dunk Score as we review the jams with the best scores through the All-Star break. Andrew Merrigan, for NBA.com Shaedon Sharpe throws it down ...