During his rookie season, Jordan inked a deal with Nike. A year later, the first "Air Jodans" were released. The Chicago Bulls superstar wore his shoes during his dunk contest wins in 1987 and 1988.

Jordan, hungry for revenge, had captured the 1987 title while Wilkins was sidelined due to injury. So when both were healthy and primed for battle in '88, the hype was through the roof. The 1988 ...

Michael Jordan’s free-throw line dunk in the 1985 Slam Dunk Contest cemented his status as basketball’s showman, and he knew he would do something special. ... Jordan put on a show in 1987.

Jordan said, "Sometimes I think about how high I get up. I was really up against New York in our first game. On my last dunk, I think I was close to eye level with the rim.

"Doc said, 'You know they ain't gonna let you win this contest here?'" - Dominique Wilkins recalls epic 1988 Dunk Contest vs.

The 1985 contest was won by Michael Jordan, while in 1987, the title went to a dominant Dominique Wilkins. In 1988, Jordan and Wilkins had one of the most memorable dunk battles in history, with ...

Smith compares Steph Curry's impact with Michael Jordan's. ... Jordan captured the imagination of basketball fans with his breath-taking dunks while winning consecutive Dunk Contests in 1987-88.

Former NBA player Dwight Howard is no stranger to controversy. And he's back at it again. Howard recently caused a stir during an appearance on the PBD podcast last week. He started off by saying he ...

The 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest will be forever remembered as the one when Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins went toe-to-toe and battled to the last dunk to determine who would go home as the ...

However, two-time winner Michael Jordan once talked about when the quality of the contest began to slide. "I think a lot of it has to do with all the dunks done without the ball," said Jordan.