But the slam dunk contest, which has featured previous winners like Michael Jordan (1987-88), Kobe Bryant (1997) and Vince Carter (2000), has fallen flat in recent years. The star power, however ...

Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, ... The NBA Slam Dunk contest will tip off from the Chase Center in San Francisco at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 15.

Magic guard Mac McClung dunks over a car which helped lead him to a win and a three-peat in the NBA Slam Dunk Contes on Feb. 15, 2025 in San Francisco. AP Explore More ...

For most of the decade, the New York Knicks were a slam dunk for slam dunks. That won't be the case this time around. Per ESPN's Shams Charania, the four-man field for the 2025 Slam Dunk Contest ...

The NBA will hold another starless slam dunk contest Saturday in Salt Lake City, but at least the four-man field features some of this season’s most prolific dunkers. There’s no Michael Jordan ...

Knicks guard Nate Robinson, who is listed by the NBA as standing 5-9 and 180 pounds, won the Slam Dunk Contest as a rookie in 2006, then did it in back-to-back years in 2009 and 2010.

Book Review. Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery and the Soul of the Slam Dunk. By Mike Sielski St. Martin’s Press: 368 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a ...

Slam Dunk Contest: Mac McClung -190 Andre Jackson Jr. +550 Matas Buzelis +600 Stephon Castle +600. Skills Challenge: Team Cavs +200 Team Spurs +220 Team Warriors +230 Team Rooks +430. Home / NBA.

NBA All-Star Saturday Night is back with three events: the Skills Challenge, 3-point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest. The action will all take place at the Warriors' Chase Center in San Francisco.

It's that time again in the NBA to watch some of the biggest names in the league -- from dunkers to shooters to those who will show off their all-around skills -- compete for some hardware.

On Saturday, four high-flying dunkers will participate in the 2025 NBA AT&T Slam Dunk Contest. This year's contest will feature Chicago Bulls rookie forward Matas Buzelis, San Antonio Spurs rookie ...

Mac McClung -- the two-time Slam Dunk Contest champion -- will also be back to defend his title. Castle and Buzelis were both recent lottery picks in the 2024 NBA Draft.