CHICAGO -- Soon after Dwight Howard officially announced in late January that he would participate in the 2020 slam dunk competition, he said he hoped Kobe Bryant would work with him during the event.

During the 1990s, the NBA’s Slam-dunk contests were a spectacle. Now, after all these years, Vince Carter has detailed a “what if” scenario when the league offered to stage a dream Slam Dunk contest.

It's almost always one of the most entertaining nights of the year. And while this year, it's not at night, it still should be plenty entertaining. NBA All-Star Saturday Night is set for this week, ...

Vince Carter Brings New Life to the Slam Dunk Contest. It would prove to be one of the most electrifying dunk contests in the league's history, featuring a showdown between ...

The continuing decline of the once-prestigious NBA Slam Dunk Contest during the annual All-Star weekend is no longer groundbreaking news, especially when players, legends, and the media have routinely ...

LOS ANGELES - Former Saginaw High standout Darvin Ham, along with his fans, will always remember the 1997 NBA Dunk Contest as an injustice. Kobe Bryant officially won the dunk contest with a ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat won the Slam Dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, overcoming perfect scores by San Antonio rookie Carter Bryant on his first dunk in the ...