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• The 'NBA Slam Dunk Contest winners' quiz

The NBA first held its annual Slam Dunk Contest in 1984, and in that time, there have been 38 winners. How many can you name in five minutes?...2024
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• Slam done: Former Clippers star Griffin retires

Former Clippers No. 1 overall pick Blake Griffin announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday. Griffin won Rookie of the Year and the Slam Dunk Contest and was one of the faces of the Lob City era of the team....2024
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• Nate Robinson Reveals He ‘Doesn’t Have Long to Live’
NBA journeyman Nate Robinson has revealed that his life’s at risk as he searches for a kidney donor. The former three-time Slam Dunk contest champion was undergoing treatment for renal kidney failure in October of 2022 – something he had been dealing with for four years. “I know that I don’t have long if I […] The post Nate Robinson Reveals He ‘Doesn’t Have Long to Li...2024
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• Torrey Craig’s wild self alley-oop attempt goes horribly wrong for Bulls

Chicago Bulls forward Torrey Craig must have thought he was playing in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest and not in a regular-season game against the Knicks....2024
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• Mac McClung Wins G League MVP Award

Mac McClung hasn’t been on an NBA roster since October, but the 25-year-old won a second straight Slam Dunk contest in February and has now earned another notable honor: McClung is this season’s NBA G League Most Valuable Player, the league announced today (Twitter link). McClung spent the 2023/24 season playing for the Osceola Magic, […]...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports An uneven start to the season. I didn’t set out to be a baseball writer. I just kind of fell into it. I was sitting in the same spot that you, the reader, occupied back in 2017 and even before. I loved this space from its creation and was a commenter on a regular basis. When its previous writer rode off into the sunset after the 2016 championship, I was just ...2024
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• Nate Robinson Reveals He ‘Doesn’t Have Long to Live’
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• NBA All-Star 2024: Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, “Steph vs. Sabrina” preview & predictions

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s give out our predictions for the dunk contest, 3-point contest, and more on All-Star Saturday. The 2024 NBA All-Star Game will be a celebration of the biggest stars in today’s game, with so many living legends gracing the court together to put on a show for the fans. Before the All-Star Game tips off on Sunday, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest a...2024
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• Dunk-contest champion, Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo, out four weeks after elbow surgery

Thunder rookie guard Hamidou Diallo, the NBA's slam dunk contest winner this season, underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his right elbow on Wednesday....2019
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• NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2019: Hamidou Diallo's soaring dunk over Shaquille O'Neal steals the show
Diallo even finished with his elbow in the rim a la Vince Carter...2019
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• Hamidou Diallo wins Slam Dunk Contest with sick Superman dunk over Shaq
Hamidou Diallo broke out the dunk of the contest on Saturday night in Charlotte. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard pulled Shaq out to serve as a prop on his dunk and made the attempt Superman-themed — a tribute to Shaq’s persona/nickname as a player. Diallo, who had a Superman shirt under his jersey, leaped over the 7-foot-1 center for the dunk. But that wasn’t all — he embellished by hanging by his...2019
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• Diallo soars over Shaq, claims slam-dunk crown
OKC's Hamidou Diallo wowed the crowd by dunking over Shaquille O'Neal and hanging on the rim by his elbow, and went on to top Dennis Smith Jr. in the final to win the slam dunk contest....2019
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• Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell to compete in Verizon Slam Dunk contest
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell will compete in the Verizon Slam Dunk contest during NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles after Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon left because of a hip injury....2018
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• Donovan Mitchell to replace Aaron Gordon in Slam Dunk contest
A post shared by Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) on Feb 2, 2018 at 9:07pm PST Aaron Gordon, our favorite to win the upcoming 2018 Slam Dunk contest at All-Star weekend, will miss the event due to a hip injury. Young talented Jazz star Donovan Mitchell will reportedly be his replacement. Here’s the Deseret News: As the Utah [...]...2018
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• Donovan Mitchell To Replace Aaron Gordon in 2018 Slam Dunk Contest

Donovan Mitchell will reportedly replace Aaron Gordon in the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell is expected to replace Orlando’s Aaron Gordon in the dunk contest on NBA All-Star weekend, league sources tell ESPN. Gordon withdrew with a hip injury. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 5, 2018 A strained […] The pos...2018
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• Defying Father Time: 40-year-old Vince Carter's 2016-17 blessings
At one time, Vince Carter was on top of the basketball world. He came onto the national scene during his high-flying days at North Carolina and burst into the NBA as a scoring, dunking machine with the Toronto Raptors who was named the 1998-99 Rookie of the Year. He became an All-Star, elevated the Raptors to a contender and put on arguably the most awe-inspiring performance in NBA Slam Dunk Conte...2017
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• Karl-Anthony Towns Publicly Critical Of Anthony Edwards' Diet

Karl-Anthony Towns publicly criticized the nutrition habits of his teammate Anthony Edwards and how it could impact his performance in back-to-backs. "Maybe I could do a better job of teaching him how to take care of his body - diet and everything," Towns said. "That'll be on me. I know y'all think it's funny up here when he talks about Popeyes and all that s-t. That doesn't make me happy to hear....2022
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• NBA Friday Roundup: Damian Lillard's 51 Points Trip History-Hunting Warriors
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"Griffin won Rookie of the Year and the Slam Dunk Contest and was one of the faces of the Lob City era of the team."

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"2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Mac McClung 'saved' the event according to Shaquille O'Neal and Magic Johnson"

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"KD responded […] The post Nets star Kevin Durant’s brutally honest 6-word reaction to Slam Dunk Contest letdown appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"Michael Jordan’s shrug, LeBron James’ block, Kobe Bryant’s 81 points, Chris Andersen missing 748735 dunks during the 2005 Slam Dunk Contest, etc."

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"and Aaron Gordon each scored a perfect 50 on their first three dunks, but the Jones' windmill jam sealed the Slam Dunk Contest win for the Heat forward."

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"Source: Smith Jr. to compete in dunk contest"

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"Mitchell leads the class in throwback dunk contest"

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"Spurs guard Jonathon Simmons and Celtics wing Jaylen Brown have reportedly been invited to compete in the 2017 Slam Dunk Contest."

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"Last year, Zach LaVine put the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest back on the map."

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"Green, who won the 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, has an excellent three-point stroke and a great deal of athleticism, which allows him to make plays above the rim."

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"19 Years Later: Toronto Raptors and Memphis Grizzlies Meet at the Top of the NBA"

• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1
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• Knicks sign Slam Dunk Contest competitor to 10-day contract

He has spent much of the season in the G League, averaging 21.9 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 13 regular season games with the Westchester Knicks....2024
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• NBA All-Star 2024: Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, “Steph vs. Sabrina” preview & predictions
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• Magic Signing Slam Dunk Champion Mac McClung

The Magic have agreed to a partially guaranteed one-year contract with guard Mac McClung, per Shams Charania of The Athletic. The deal is an Exhibit 10 training camp contract, per Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel. McClung, 24, is 6-foot-2 and the reigning Slam Dunk Contest champion, winning as an eligible player from the G […] The post Magic Signing Slam Dunk Champion Mac McClung appeared...2023
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• Mac McClung Makes Admission About Incredible Final Dunk

Mac McClung capped off his jaw-dropping performance Saturday night with an exclamation point. McClung, a second-year pro who’s on a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, saved arguably his best for last in the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. After putting on his high school jersey, McClung rolled along the baseline and perfectly executed a […] The post Mac McClung Makes Admission A...2023
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• NBA All-Star Weekend picks and best bets

Our betting experts offer their insights into the NBA skills challenge, 3-point contest, slam dunk contest and All-Star game itself....2023
• Dwight Howard casually admits to sex in Superman cape on Jake Paul’s podcast

Ready for the weirdest story of the day? Embrace yourselves. Current NBA free agent big man Dwight Howard revealed on Jake Paul’s podcast that he’s had sex in his iconic Superman cape from the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest multiple times, per TMZ Sports. Yes, you heard that correctly. Paul’s girlfriend Julia Rose asked Howard if […] The post Dwight Howard casually admits to sex in...2022
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• Nate Robinson to play in Lebanon
Former NBA player Nate Robinson will continue his playing career overseas, per Emiliano Carchia of Sportando. According to Carchia, Robinson penned a deal with Homenetmen of the Lebanese Basketball League.Robinson, a late first-round selection in the 2005 NBA Draft, spent his first five seasons with the Knicks before becoming a journeyman during the back half of his NBA career. From 2010 to 2015 h...2018
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• Atlanta Hawks sign forward Jeremy Evans to 10-day contract
ATLANTA (AP) -- Forward Jeremy Evans, the 2012 NBA slam-dunk contest champion and six-year NBA veteran, has signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks....2018
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• Hawks To Sign Jeremy Evans To 10-Day Deal
Former Slam Dunk Contest winner Jeremy Evans will sign a 10-day contract with the Hawks, tweets Ian Begley of ESPN.Evans, 30, has spent this season with the Erie BayHawks, Atlanta’s G League affiliate, where he is averaging 15.3 points and 9.9 rebounds in 39 games. His last NBA appearance came in 2015/16, when he played 30 games for the Mavericks. He was a second-round pick by the Jazz in 2010 and...2018
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• Despite Complaints, NBA All-Star Game Isn’t Going Anywhere

NBA All-Star Weekends have always been defined by their moments. Final scores or even Slam Dunk Contest results are remembered far less than the atomic elements of performance—the singular images, clips and memes that emerge and supplant themselves in the sport’s culture. This year though, one of those defining moments was a little different. Commissioner …...2024
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• Knicks sign Slam Dunk Contest competitor to 10-day contract
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• NBA Dunk Contest judging was so bad it felt rigged

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images The judging in the NBA Dunk Contest continues to be a sham. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest isn’t dying; it’s been dead for years with only occasional signs of rebirth. This is, mostly, a totally fine arrangement: a bad dunk contest is largely forgotten 24 hours later. A good dunk contest — which we seem to get once or twice a decade — provides incredib...2024
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• NBA All-Star 2024: Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, “Steph vs. Sabrina” preview & predictions
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• Mac McClung, Magic Agree To Partially Guaranteed Deal

Mac McClung has agreed to a partially guaranteed deal with the Orlando Magic. McClung won the 2023 Slam Dunk contest and appeared in two NBA games with the Philadelphia 76ers. In 31 G League games last season, McClung averaged 19.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 26.8 minutes....2023
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• Sixers Notes: McClung, Embiid, Love, Reed, Dedmon
Mac McClung has only played in two NBA games, but for one night he was the league’s brightest star. McClung dominated Saturday’s Slam Dunk Contest with three perfect scores on his four dunks, all of which drew a massive reaction from the crowd at Vivint Arena, writes Ben Golliver of The Washington Post. “It’s great,” […]...2023
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• 76ers' Mac McClung steals show with perfect scores in dunk contest

McClung won the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk contest and stole the show in the process, achieving perfect scores on all three of his dunks....2023
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• 2022 NBA Slam Dunk Contest results: Knicks' Obi Toppin captures title in lackluster event
Toppin ended up being the more consistent dunker in the final round...2022
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• NBA Slam Dunk Contest results: Knicks' Obi Toppin beats Warriors' Juan Toscano-Anderson to claim 2022 title
Toppin ended up being the more consistent dunker in the final round...2022
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1
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• Despite Complaints, NBA All-Star Game Isn’t Going Anywhere
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• Ja Morant doesn't need the Slam Dunk Contest if he keeps throwing down in-game jams like this

The Grizzlies star, it seems, would rather save his moments of magic for games...2023
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• Dwight Howard casually admits to sex in Superman cape on Jake Paul’s podcast
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• Carmelo Anthony reveals crazy stories on infamous Knicks-Nuggets brawl in 2016
There are countless Where Were You When moments in the NBA. Michael Jordan’s shrug, LeBron James’ block, Kobe Bryant’s 81 points, Chris Andersen missing 748735 dunks during the 2005 Slam Dunk Contest, etc. But for the fans of the New York Knicks and the Denver Nuggets, one of the most memorable moments was the infamous […] The post Carmelo Anthony reveals crazy stories on i...2021
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• Miles Bridges clears record on funny post about his 'mom'
Miles Bridges cleared the record regarding a funny post about his “mom” that went viral. Bridges was one of the participants in the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Game festivities on Saturday night in Charlotte. Though he recorded a 50 on his second dunk, his first attempt was a disaster. The Hornets rookie missed all four of his attempts, leading to this funny cutaway from TNT showing...2019
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• Zach LaVine responds to ESPN list snub
Zach LaVine has been slept on ever since his ACL tear and subsequent trade to Chicago, and he knows it.The Bulls guard was recently left off an ESPN list ranking the top 25 players in the NBA under 25 years old. LaVine, who just turned 23, took an opportunity to respond to the snub earlier this week.“You guys [the media] don’t think I’m better…Top 25 players under 25? If I’m not in the Top 25 of t...2018
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• Donovan Mitchell to replace Aaron Gordon in Slam Dunk contest
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• A promise left unfilled, Vince Carter and the Raptors
When people think of Vince Carter's time with the Toronto Raptors, they think of his legendary performance at the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest or his 50-point outburst in Game 3 of the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals against Allen Iverson and the 76ers. Maybe they think of his infamous graduation day that started in North Carolina and ended with him missing a potential game-winning shot in Game 7 to ...2017
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• NBA Free Agents 2016: Final Top 100 Big Board
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• Gerald Green to Heat: Latest Contract Details, Comments, and Reaction
2015

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• Zach LaVine Says He Would Beat LeBron James in a Dunk Contest (VIDEO)
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• Zach LaVine Says He Would Beat LeBron James in a Dunk Contest
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• Jason Richardson Retires: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
2015

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• Report: Andrew Wiggins to Participate in 2015 NBA Slam Dunk Contest
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• Even Splash Brothers Can't Overshadow Greatest NBA Dunk Contest Showdown Ever
2016

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• Zach LaVine’s Slam Dunk Contest Highlights (VIDEO)
2015

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• Zach LaVine Dedicates 2016 Dunk Contest Trophy to Late Coach Flip Saunders
2016

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• Tuesday NBA Roundup: Hype or No Hype, Spurs' Dominance Can't Be Overlooked
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• NBA Tuesday Trade Roundup: Pistons' Present, Future Brighter with Tobias Harris
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• ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith rants over why LeBron James is directly responsible for Slam Dunk demise
Just a year ago, the press was talking about how Mac McClung saved the Slam Dunk Contest, which for years has become a rather boring segment of the All-Star Weekend. This past weekend, the media is already making drastic statements again, assuring that the competition is back to being a disgraceful part of the show. […] The post ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith rants over why LeBron James is d...2024
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• NBA Dunk Contest judging was so bad it felt rigged
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• 2024 Slam Dunk contest picks, field, odds, start time: Proven expert reveals best bet for All-Star Weekend

SportsLine NBA expert Alex Selesnick (aka PropStarz) is 163-99 in his last 262 NBA prop picks and has a best bet for Saturday's 2024 AT&T Slam Dunk contest in Indianapolis...2024
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• 2024 Slam Dunk contest predictions, odds, start time: NBA All-Star Weekend picks, best bets by proven expert

NBA expert Matt Severance, who has returned over $1,900 on his last 165 NBA selections at SportsLine, has locked in his pick for Saturday's 2024 AT&T Slam Dunk contest...2024
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• 2024 Slam Dunk contest picks, field, odds, start time: Proven expert releases best bet for All-Star Weekend

SportsLine NBA expert Alex Selesnick (aka PropStarz) is 163-99 in his last 262 NBA prop picks and has a best bet for Saturday's 2024 AT&T Slam Dunk contest in Indianapolis...2024
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• NBA All-Star 2024: Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, “Steph vs. Sabrina” preview & predictions
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• NBA All-Star Weekend odds, picks: Mac McClung favored to defend Slam Dunk Contest crown
Stan Son previews the NBA Slam Dunk Contest and the 3-Point Contest taking place Saturday in Indianapolis....2024
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• 2024 Slam Dunk contest predictions, odds, start time: NBA All-Star Weekend picks, bets by proven expert

NBA expert Matt Severance, who has returned over $1,880 over his last 159 NBA selections at SportsLine, has locked in his pick for Saturday's 2024 AT&T Slam Dunk contest...2024
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• The NBA Announced the Slam Dunk Contest Field, and Fans Were Not Impressed

This year's Dunk Contest lineup is underwhelming....2024
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• Why Stephen A. Smith Believes LeBron James ‘Ruined’ Dunk Contest

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest doesn’t have nearly the same fanfare it used to and Stephen A. Smith believes LeBron James is to blame. The Dunk Contest over the weekend turned out to be exciting, but there wasn’t much buzz going into the event at Vivint Arena. None of the competitors were household names and […] The post Why Stephen A. Smith Believes LeBron James ‘Ruined’ ...2023
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• Dwight Howard casually admits to sex in Superman cape on Jake Paul’s podcast
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• Tuesday NBA Roundup: Why Isn't Anyone Talking About the San Antonio Spurs?
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• NBA Free Agents 2016: Final Top 100 Big Board
2016

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• Tuesday NBA Roundup: Hype or No Hype, Spurs' Dominance Can't Be Overlooked
2016

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• NBA Friday Roundup: Damian Lillard's 51 Points Trip History-Hunting Warriors
2016

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• NBA Tuesday Trade Roundup: Pistons' Present, Future Brighter with Tobias Harris
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• A Letter to My First Poster Victim: You're Not Alone
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• Building the NBA's 1st, 2nd and 3rd All-Endorsement Teams
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• Packers' Davante Adams Throws Down Sick 360, Between-the-Legs Dunk
2015

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