The 2001 NBA slam-dunk competition wasn’t bad per se but it lacked star power and gravitas. Desmond Mason, Baron Davis, Corey Maggette, Stromile Swift and DeShawn Stevenson were fine players ...

It would be one the greatest battles in dunk contest history, with Richardson going head to head against the 2001 champ Desmond Mason. It was a close call leading up to the final dunks.

He is best known for his time with the "We Believe Warriors " and always rocking his jersey with a headband. Davis didn't win the event, but he participated in the 2001 NBA Dunk Contest.

Erving did not win that initial NBA slam dunk contest. Larry Nance did, with a maneuver that ended with him dunking two basketballs. "I was in my 11th [professional] season," Erving reminded.

Odds to win NBA Dunk Contest at @BetMGM ️ Mac McClung -200 ️ Matas Buzelis +450 ️ Andre Jackson Jr. +550 ️ Stephon Castle +900 35% of bets (most) are on Buzelis to win.

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest. That’s right, the dunk contest, an All-Star weekend highlight since 1984, an event this publication once called “the best invention since the bathroom.” ...

NBA All-Star weekend tips off tonight starting with the Ruffles All-Star Celebrity Game at 7 p.m. ET followed by the Panini Rising Stars game at 9 p.m. ET. Saturday of All-Star weekend includes ...

McClung three-peating for the first time in NBA dunk contest history. Nate Robinson won the contest three times (2006, 2009, 2010), but it wasn’t three in a row.