February 8, 1997: Kobe Bryant (age 18) of the Los Angeles Lakers wins the Nestlé Crunch Slam Dunk Contest in Cleveland. Bryant defeated Chris Carr of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Michael Finley ...

Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson, Nate Robinson, Zach LaVine, and Mac McClung are the only players in history to win the Slam Dunk Contest in back-to-back years. At age 18, Kobe Bryant is the ...

That includes Damian Lillard and Andre Jackson Jr., who are competing in the 3-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest ... round in a contest won by rookie Kobe Bryant. A decade earlier, Paul Pressley ...

The Dunk Contest has been a staple of All-Star Weekend since 1984. Here's who has come home with the most victories in that ...

The slam dunk contest has recently lost its appeal. Gone are the days when superstar players participated in the event such as Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter.

Bryant was 6 feet, 6 inches tall. His parents named him after a type of steak. The beef is from a species of cattle, Wagyu, raised in the Kobe region ... Star Weekend slam dunk competition ...

Rather, the hole in James' resume that is of his own accord, is that he has never participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest ... such as the late great Kobe Bryant, and the man who he battles ...

The NBA All-Star Weekend is set to ignite with the highly anticipated 2025 AT&T Slam Dunk Contest, part of the State Farm All-Star Saturday Night action at the Chase Center. Defending two-time ...

NBA Dunk Contest 2025: Date, start time, how to watch, participants, odds, and all details Since its inception in 1984, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest has become one of the most electrifying and ...

It was another action packed Saturday night of the NBA All-Star weekend with history being made, a slam dunk masterclass, and a controversial disqualification all taking place in San Francisco.