The Slam Dunk Contest has always been All-Star Weekend’s Wild Card, the event most likely to flip from forgettable to ...

A year-by-year look at the NBA slam dunk contest winners since the event’s inception in 1984: ...

Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard (0) competes in the three-point contest during All Star Saturday Night ahead of the 2025 NBA All Star Game at Chase Center. Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images The ...

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest came and went early Saturday evening before many had a chance to notice. That’s partly due to the odd early start brought on by NBC’s Winter Olympics broadcasts. But, it ...

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is a staple of the league’s All-Star weekend. Each year the contest is held the night before the All-Star Game, giving the opportunity for basketball’s highest flyers to show ...

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 ...

One of the annual highlights of NBA All-Star Weekend features the league's best marksmen competing from beyond the arc, and the 2026 NBA 3-Point Contest will take place on Saturday. The NBA 3-Point ...

Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Andrew D. Bernstein / NBAE via Getty Images, Kyle Terada / Imagn Images “Ewing Is Unlikely For All-Star Game.” That was one headline atop Page ...

In some ways, the 3-Point Contest might be the true headline event of NBA All-Star Weekend. After all, how could you go wrong in inviting some of the NBA's best shooters to simply get into a good ...