For most players, dunking is a highlight moment — there's always a sense of pleasure in showing power, athleticism, and ...

Wilkins, a Hall of Famer and the 1985-86 NBA scoring champion, won the 1985 and 1990 Slam Dunk contests, but those feats were just the tip of the iceberg. It didn't matter if he had a clean lane ...

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 ...

Legendary names competing is what made the NBA Slam Dunk Contest famous. The 1988 dunk-off between Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins put the event on the map and is still talked about to this day.

Gotta have Dominique [Wilkins]. And I gotta go with the two A-Town, Josh Smith and myself,” Howard said in an appearance on the 7PM in Brooklyn podcast. Any Mount Rushmore of Slam Dunk Contest ...

The Slam Dunk Contest would inevitably feel more important ... Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant had yet to hit the apex of their popularity when they became dunk ...

The 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest saw history ... Unlike past eras where legends like Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, and Vince Carter electrified fans, today’s biggest stars often avoid ...

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest. That’s right ... Past winners include Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan and Vince Carter. Past dunks include Jordan’s Julius Erving–inspired free-throw line ...