In what would be the last year the two would meet in the dunk contest, the hometown favorite, Michael Jordan ... over 6'11" Dwight Howard characterized as Superman. The 2011 NBA Slam Dunk ...

and he also matched Aaron Gordon's record for most perfect-score dunks in Slam Dunk Contest history with eight, surpassing second-place Zach LaVine by one and fourth-place Michael Jordan by two.

Pistons legend Isiah Thomas acknowledges the key traits which made Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan different from today's ...

1 / 931 years ago today, Michael Jordan wowed the crowd in Chicago with a spectacular 50 point dunk in the final round to win the Slam Dunk Contest. 1 / 931 years ago today, Michael Jordan wowed ...

There are a handful of plays in an NBA game that can wow a crowd — an ankle-breaker, buzzer-beater and slick dime being among them. But few things in sports can get everybody on their feet quite ...

Incredible slam dunks are ... winner of the NBA’s first dunk contest, held during Game Six halftime of the 1977 Finals. This was at a time when NBA TV ratings were below college, a few years before ...