The 2016 Slam Dunk Contest remains one of the greatest contests in league history, but it’s also one of the most controversial competitions, and it still sparks debate nearly a decade later. Now, ...

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine's performance in the 2016 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was spectacular. It might have been the best ever. As amazing as his dunks were, however, they were outdone by ...

This two-time Slam Dunk Contest runner-up still thinks that his best performance stacks up with some of the greatest of all time. Aaron Gordon may not have been part of the NBA All-Star Week Slam Dunk ...

On Thursday, February 11th, over 1,000 scientists were credited with discovering the existence of gravitational waves. Two nights later, at the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine ...

Former Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine performs his last dunk in the 2016 dunk contest during the NBA All Star Saturday Night on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The ...

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TORONTO-- Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon taught us that the solution to the NBA's slam dunk contest was simply staging a true slam dunk contest, a spirited competition that highlights the sport's ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Nuggets star forward Aaron Gordon teased a return to the Slam Dunk ...