The NBA Cup is over and with that the league is back to packed slates of games. Thursday night was the first large schedule ...

MJ from the free throw line. Vince Carter declaring “it’s over.” Dwight Howard flying like Superman. The NBA slam dunk contest has featured some of the most memorable moments in league history. While ...

"Right now, I'm just the third-best dunker in the league. Dominique Wilkins and Spud Webb, who won it the last two years, ...

Shaedon Sharpe’s viral poster dunk over Russell Westbrook sparks massive fan reactions and fuels generational NBA debate.

The slam dunk is more art than science, but that’s never stopped the NBA from trying to put a number on the most exciting play in basketball. The league added the Dunk Contest to All-Star Weekend back ...

Out of all the major sporting events that occur throughout the year, the NBA Finals is one of the most cherished by fans, with basketball's elite showcasing their top talents on the global stage. But ...

About a year ago, Sharpe broke the NBA record for the highest vertical leap in a game by exploding 45.1 inches off the Earth ...

Rookie wingman Andre Jackson Jr. hasn’t seen much of the floor when Doc Rivers took over the coaching helm of the Milwaukee Bucks. A rotation player under then-coach Adrian Griffin Jr., the rookie’s ...

There were a lot of really good moments in the Lakers' win this past Monday. Following a series of really bad losses, beating out the Jazz was incredibly encouraging. But there were other smaller ...

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TNT has resurrected its dunking competition, bringing Shaquille O’Neal back as a judge, as well as adding Atlanta native Dwight Howard and another former Hawk, Vince Carter.