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 ...

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Every couple of years, we have to declare the Slam Dunk contest dead.It just takes a year or two where major stars don't ...

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 ...

Really, however, there were no winners tonight in a dunk competition that some are calling the worst in NBA history. While it would be wrong to say there were no redeeming qualities, it was a failure ...

During this year's NBA dunk competition, Keshawn Johnson emerged as the slam dunk champion, a surprising outcome given that many viewers had not heard of him prior. His victory was surprising enough ...

Nate Robinson thinks it’s the NBA’s fault that Mac McClung decided to skip the dunk contest. Three-time NBA Dunk Contest champion Mac McClung has decided to skip this year’s competition, preventing ...

Three-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Mac McClung says some players were reluctant to participate in this year’s competition if he entered. The Chicago Bulls’ two-way guard confirmed he will not ...

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was an exciting finale to NBA All-Star Saturday Night, held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 14. A second-year forward out of Arizona, Johnson was ...

They gave Jordan a 50! It's one of the most famous lines in NBA Slam Dunk Contest history, but it's also a reminder of the occasional controversy that comes from judging the event. Stream Los Angeles ...

Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson has won the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, edging out San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant in the final. Johnson, the second-year player from the University of ...