About a year ago at this time, Mac McClung thought his dunk-contest days were done. He’d been in the contest at the NBA’s All ...
Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis has his sights set high in the Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend, and the rookie will be looking to hoist the Dr. J Trophy on Saturday.
Buzelis has had some emphatic dunks this year, but Mac McClung will not be going down without a fight. He doesn't even play ...
Now that an incredibly busy trade deadline period has come to a close, it's time to turn our attention to the next big item on the basketball calendar: 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend. This year's ...
The 2025 edition of the Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend will be pretty light on the “star” portion of the equation. As has been the case for much of the last decade, the league has ...
He's currently the Associate Director of Programing. The 2025 NBA Dunk Contest participants have been announced, and it might be the weakest field ever in terms of name recognition. As the dunk ...
I am pro-NBA dunk contest. Even in 2025. I understand the criticism of it. I understand that we want stars to be in it. I understand that, at times, it feels like the best dunks have been done and ...
McClung is the veteran in this year's dunk contest, as the other three players will be participating for the first time. Castle, the No. 4 pick in the 2024 draft out of UConn, is putting together ...
The NBA is making a fairly significant change to the Slam Dunk Contest for the upcoming All-Star Weekend. The league announced Friday that fan voting will return to the Dunk Contest this year ...
The NBA’s All-Star Weekend is quickly approaching, and the field for the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest has been finalized. Orlando Magic guard Mac McClung will aim to win his third straight dunk ...
A large part of All-Star Saturday night's allure is that it closes with the Slam Dunk Contest. Over the years, the competition has pitted some of the game's most athletic players against one ...
"I'm trying to follow in their footsteps right now with this dunk contest, so I hope I impressed them a little bit at least," Castle, a native of nearby Covington, Ga., said of Wilkins and Erving ...