The NBA Slam Dunk Contest used to mean something. It featured the league’s best players going head-to-head in front of roaring crowds during All-Star Weekend. Julius Erving was right in the middle of ...

As much as people still enjoy witnessing thunderous slam dunks in the NBA, it cannot be denied that they have lost their luster. With the league thriving in the pace-and-space era brought about by the ...

The Dunk Contest once sold itself to fans across the globe. Now, it is fighting to stay alive, and Julius Erving knows why. Erving talked about the current state of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during a ...

One week after a busy trade deadline shook up the league, the NBA's best players are in Salt Lake City for the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend. Follow here as The Athletic's staff offers insights and ...

The ABA was doomed because it never generated enough money to make for a stable league, but dollar for dollar, it was far more entertaining than the older, more staid NBA. The circus league (as the ...

The Slam Dunk Contest has long been considered the crown jewel of NBA All-Star weekend. The climactic point between the Rising Stars Game on Friday and the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, the dunk ...

They gave Jordan a 50! It's one of the most famous lines in NBA Slam Dunk Contest history, but it's also a reminder of the occasional controversy that comes from judging the event. Stream Los Angeles ...

Julius Erving returns to the site of his ABA dunk contest glory, but it is an emerging aerial master, Larry Nance, that takes the NBA's inaugural competition.

Experience the ABA's nine-year rivalry with the NBA that changed basketball forever. From the 3-point shot to the Slam Dunk Contest, the ABA's innovations became game staples. Told by "Dr. J" Erving, ...