While this year's 3-Point Contest sports five All-Stars — Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland, Miami ...

Justin Edwards might never forget his first, even if it doesn’t rank as his best. Sitting at his locker, feet soaking in a bucket, the 76ers rookie flipped quickly through his brain’s Rolodex of dunks ...

Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo was known for finger wagging after blocks but Derrick Coleman says he was the first to do it ...

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 has made NBA Dunk Contest history ... With Castle going against McClung in the final, the Spurs rookie notches his best dunk yet. After getting an assist through a layup that went ...

Although the NBA Slam Dunk Contest isn’t what it used to be ... along with a pair of very intriguing rookies and a second-year player. Here’s a look at the entire list of participants ...

The Dunk Contest has never ... where athletes like McClung and rookies hoping to be launched into the NBA lexicon are willing to put themselves up to the chorus of public scrutiny just to do ...

The NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) calls for $100,000 to be awarded to the Slam Dunk Contest winner ... picks — are in the first year of rookie contracts. The Spurs rookie ...

The NBA Dunk Contest will cap off Saturday night ... Now he goes for three in a row in San Francisco on Saturday night, with San Antonio rookie Stephon Castle, Chicago rookie Matas Buzelis ...

As a rookie, Buzelis is already the Bulls’ best ... Zach LaVine of the Timberwolves dunks as NBA players look on during All-Star weekend in 2016 in Toronto. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty) (Buzelis ...

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest. That’s right ... His competition is a pair of rookies (Stephon Castle, Matas Buzelis) and a sophomore (Andre Jackson Jr.). Tickets to the event should come ...

We’re doing our NBA Awards Watch every Thursday until the ... and so often we’d see a wide-open dunk in the lane when the weakside help should have come from James. We’ve seen an uptick ...