It's no secret that the NBA Slam Dunk Contest doesn't exactly draw superstar talent anymore; these days, the participants are mostly role players, and often players many people have never heard of.

LeBron James has spent decades being called the GOAT and collecting awards, but Pero Antic clearly never bought into the hype. The former Hawks big man, who entered the NBA as a 31-year-old rookie in ...

The NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest has struggled to attract marquee names in recent years, and this season is no different. Even LeBron James recently dismissed the idea of participating. In a recent ...

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The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is broken. None of the stars want to compete, and it's been that way for a while. But what if LeBron James had ever done it? Or Kobe Bryant did it again? Well, there was one ...

A shocking “What if” was revealed this week about the NBA trying to put together a Slam Dunk competition pitting LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant vs. Vince Carter. There was a time when the NBA All-Star ...