During the legendary 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest in Chicago, Michael Jordan went head-to-head with Dominique Wilkins. Needing ...

The NBA Slam Dunk contest is one of the league’s premier events because of the 1988 edition, when the Bulls’ Michael Jordan and the Hawks’ Dominique Wilkins squared off at Chicago Stadium. It was only ...

"If the contest wasn't in Chicago, I might not have won" - Michael Jordan admitted he would've lost to Dominique Wilkins in the 1988 dunk contest had it happened anywhere else originally appeared on ...

They gave Jordan a 50! It's one of the most famous lines in NBA Slam Dunk Contest history, but it's also a reminder of the occasional controversy that comes from judging the event. Stream NBC 5 for ...

MJ from the free throw line. Vince Carter declaring “it’s over.” Dwight Howard flying like Superman. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has featured some of the ...

Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis might have gone a little too strong on degree of difficulty in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Buzelis couldn't complete his opening dunk and was eliminated in the first round.

THE BEST DUNKER in the world joined his teammates for practice on a recent December morning in suburban Chicago. But unlike the expansive, full-court spaces typically used by NBA players, Mac ...

Zach LaVine —and fill in all the rest of the names— is no Michael Jordan. No, Zach LaVine is better than Michael Jordan. And probably Vince Carter and Dominique Wilkins, also. It’s almost heresy, of ...