The NBA then created its own slam-dunking contest in 1984, and the tradition was born. The late Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in history to win the Slam Dunk Contest when he was 18 years ...

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins caught up with DJ Daniel, the 13-year-old cancer survivor honored by President Donald Trump during his ...

Two years later, Kobe Bryant became the only Laker to ever win the Dunk Contest. Kobe was an 18-year-old rookie at the time, making him the youngest to ever win it. This was one of the first ...

February 8, 1997: Kobe Bryant (age 18) of the Los Angeles Lakers wins the Nestlé Crunch Slam Dunk Contest in Cleveland. Bryant defeated Chris Carr of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Michael Finley ...

Many other star players such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant have competed in the dunk contest, leaving some wondering why James never did. Denver Nuggets star forward Aaron Gordon is one of those ...

This was not a problem in the past years as the best of the best participated and competed against each other, like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins, and ...

Ironically, both his predecessors, Kobe and MJ, participated in the dunk contest and won it. Leading the race among guards when it comes to dunking, Wade's high-flying abilities even earned him ...

"If we don't do it, it could have been gone forever," said VC. Fans got excited after Vince put his name in the 2000 Dunk Contest. The NBA decided to eliminate the Dunk Contest du ...

Impressed by Deuce's savage assessment of his father Jayson Tatum's dunking ability, Kevin Garnett commended the candid ...