Keshad Johnson celebrates after winning the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest. Jesse D. Garrabrant / Getty Images INGLEWOOD, Calif. — You never know exactly what you’re going to see at All-Star Saturday ...

A look at 25 best basketball players from North Carolina. Here's the list, which Michael Jordan and, yes, a couple of ...

The dunk contest tradition did not start in the NBA. It was the ABA that launched it in 1976 and the champion, Julius Erving didn't just win. He validated an entire art form in the sport. The ABA's ...

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 ...

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 ...

The NBA Dunk Contest is on relevancy life support ... but Julius Erving, the first-ever winner in the event, has a way to save it -- telling TMZ Sports it's time for the league's biggest stars to ...

For the first time the dunk contest featured a G-League star, with Mac McClung wowing all with an amazing aerial performance. Derrick Jones Jr and Aaron Gordon needed two tie-breakers to decide a ...

Saratoga Racer Juwan Malone dunks during a March 1 game against the top-ranked Buffalo Extreme. Photo via the Saratoga Racers. MECHANICVILLE — The Saratoga Racers’ near-Cinderella story collapsed in ...

Julius Erving will celebrate his 76th birthday on Sunday, just a few weeks after the 50th anniversary of the event that led to his milestone signing by the 76ers: the American Basketball Association’s ...

Julius Erving, an all-time 76ers great whose No. 6 is retired by the franchise, will celebrate his 76th birthday on Sunday. As the basketball legend marks a milestone, here’s a look back at the 10 ...