NBA legend Julius Erving has opened up and shared his suggestion for saving the prestigious Dunk Contest.

Shaquille O'Neal has had enough with the NBA All-Star weekend slam-dunk contest. "So, All-Star weekend, forget the All-Star game. The highlight of the weekend was the dunk contest and the three-point ...

A dunk worth $1200 rewrote basketball history on January 27, 1976, when Julius Erving became the first Slam Dunk Contest winner during the ABA’s final season. Back then, the league was fighting to ...

NBA legend Julius Erving has rejected calls to make Slam Dunk Contest participation mandatory, instead urging current stars to learn its history and step up voluntarily. Erving, the 1976 inaugural ...

The continuing decline of the once-prestigious NBA Slam Dunk Contest during the annual All-Star weekend is no longer groundbreaking news, especially when players, legends, and the media have routinely ...

Check out the best moments from an action-packed weekend in Indianapolis in under six minutes. Damian Lillard and Mac McClung repeat as Starry 3-Point Contest and AT&T Slam Dunk champions, ...

Jason Richardson won the NBA slam dunk contest twice during his professional career. One day, his son Jaxon may carry that family legacy for him, too. Jaxson, a consensus five-star recruit who ...

TORONTO -- Zach LaVine was fresh out of dunks, having been pushed to the limit by Aaron Gordon in an epic final round in the NBA's slam dunk contest on Saturday night. In need of some magic, he ...

The Dunk Contest once sold itself to fans across the globe. Now, it is fighting to stay alive, and Julius Erving knows why. Erving talked about the current state of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during a ...