Fans of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest may have noticed a key omission during Saturday's 2026 edition. Mac McClung, who won three straight dunk contests from 2022 to 2025, was not in the four-player field ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Remember when the NBA Slam Dunk Contest was the marquee event of All-Star Weekend? Those days are long gone, and the latest episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast digs into why ...

An AI model hallucinated that Luka Dončić had a 42-inch vertical leap. A human hallucinated that he used to win the most iconic Slam Dunk Contest ever. Things are pretty quiet in the NBA right now, ...

For the first time in four seasons, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest will have a new winner, with reigning champion Mac McClung sitting out for this year’s competition. McClung, who revealed in January that ...

It was the dunk heard around the world, with Orlando’s Jamal Cain throwing down one of the best finishes you’ll see this ...

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest used to mean something. It featured the league’s best players going head-to-head in front of ...

Since Michael Jordan took flight at Chicago Stadium in 1988, the Chicago Bulls haven't had a Slam Dunk Contest winner. That all might change thanks to their newest signing. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype ...

If you’re searching who is in the 2026 NBA All-Star Dunk Contest, the NBA’s official field is set: Carter Bryant (Spurs), Jaxson Hayes (Lakers), Keshad Johnson (Heat), and Jase Richardson (Magic). The ...