The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was an exciting finale to NBA All-Star Saturday Night, held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 14. A second-year forward out of Arizona, Johnson was ...

NBA fans have been left underwhelmed by this year’s Slam Dunk Contest, with some taking aim at a ‘trash’ All-Star Weekend.

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest wasn’t just bad — it was pathetic. The decline of the dunk contest has been well documented, but Saturday night was the competition’s rock bottom. Serving as proof the ...

Exploring how ego and fear of embarrassment have turned the NBA's once-premier All-Star event into a showcase for unknowns while stars flock to the three-point contest.

In years past, the Slam Dunk contest was the main attraction of All-Star weekend. From guys like Vince Carter and Michael Jordan to Blake Griffin and Dwight Howard, many stars have contributed to ...

Delivering the same energy to the All-Star Saturday dunk contest he has delivered the past two years on the Miami Heat practice court, second-year forward Keshad Johnson won the competition.

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 ...

Second-year Utah Jazz point guard Donovan Mitchell will not take part in the Slam Dunk competition during NBA All-Star Weekend in February, Mitchell told reporters Friday. Mitchell won the competition ...

It's no secret that the NBA Slam Dunk Contest doesn't exactly draw superstar talent anymore; these days, the participants are mostly role players, and often players many people have never heard of.

For the first time the dunk contest featured a G-League star, with Mac McClung wowing all with an amazing aerial performance. Derrick Jones Jr and Aaron Gordon needed two tie-breakers to decide a ...

After holding auditions across the country, we brought the 10 BEST dunkers in the world to NYC to square off in 16 different dunk competitions to officially crown the world's BEST dunker. We'll be ...