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Marcus Jordan, the son of basketball legend Michael Jordan, has been making headlines lately, but not for his slam dunks. The 34-year-old entrepreneur, known for his ventures in the sneaker and ...

It was the greatest combination of talent and dunkers in Slam Dunk contest history, and a little-known Pacer almost stole the ...

On Thursday, while guiding his Los Angeles Lakers to a 120-112 home victory against the Golden State Warriors (before either ...

It was in the summer of 1985 when Michael Jordan embarked on a European tour to promote his soon-to-be-released Air Jordan 1 ...

In lacing up a lively history of the slam dunk, Mike Sileski digs into the social and racial implications of sports’ most ...

Since LeBron James is still playing at an All-NBA level at 40 years of age, he is bound to keep setting records and join ...

Andre Jackson Jr, Milwaukee Bucks: Second-year player | 36th pick in 2023 draft | tied for 145th in dunks with 14 Mac McClung ...

Last season, former Pacers teammate Buddy Hield made a case to reporters that McConnell should try to dunk in a game and McConnell walked past him and said "If you think I'm trying to get on 'Shaqtin' ...

SAN ANTONIO — Ja Morant has added another highlight-reel dunk to his long list of the past six seasons. If only this one counted on the score sheet Wednesday. The whistle blew and a play between ...

A large part of All-Star Saturday night's allure is that it closes with the Slam Dunk Contest. Over the years, the competition has pitted some of the game's most athletic players against one ...

The field for the NBA slam dunk contest is set, with Mac McClung reportedly joining as the fourth and final participant, per ESPN's Sham Charania. McClung will attempt to win the contest for the ...