Dwight Howard is known as one of the most explosive dunkers in NBA history. The former Philadelphia 76ers center won the Slam ...

However, two-time winner Michael Jordan once talked about when the quality of the contest began to slide. "I think a lot of it has to do with all the dunks done without the ball," said Jordan.

The 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest will be forever remembered as the one when Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins went toe-to-toe and battled to the last dunk to determine who would go home as the ...

W hen we think about the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, usually two names come to mind – Michael Jordan and Vince Carter. To be completely fair and respect the competition's history, no one would be mad ...

Michael Jordan’s free-throw line dunk in the 1985 Slam Dunk Contest cemented his status as basketball’s showman, and he knew he would do something special.

Michael Jordan attempted the same dunk in all three competitions in 85, 87 and 88. Ironically enough, it was during his rookie season that he made the cleanest take-off but just lacked the ...

Moments after that, Jordan turned into "Air Jordan" and torched them, knocking down three straight triples and capping it off with that 360 dunk. It's just unfortunate that there's no clip of it ...