Castle and McClung, who was looking to win his third straight dunk title, advanced to the final before McClung won the competition. Jackson joined Paul Pressey (1986), Ray Allen (1997), Giannis ...

Shaquille O’Neal has made another of his legendary wild bets. The four-time NBA champion made an offer to Vince Carter to ...

All-Star Weekend viewership hits near-record low with 4.7M viewers. Look back at the NBA's biggest event format failures from 2Ball to Dunk Wheel ...

Pregame routines are like mental sanctuaries, where players visualize what they are about to do. Few approach it like Durant.

Playing only a few minutes into the 2nd half, Jarrett Allen exits early in blowout of Knicks with a right hand injury. Houston's third-year forward had been out since breaking a bone in his hand ...

Take a look back at all the happenings from every NBA All-Star in league history from 1950-2025. The 3-time scoring champ hits a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer in Milwaukee to reach another significant ...

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts and opinions on UCLA and Mick Cronin, the NBA All-Star ...

Aaron Gordon recently made waves with a bold claim about his dunk contest performances, stating that his four dunks were objectively better than Vince Carter's legendary display in the 2000 NBA ...

This answer raises an interesting point about why star players like James often shy away from participating in the dunk contest. For one, the Slam Dunk Contest is a high-risk, high-reward event.

Apr 28, 2013; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Miami Heat forward LeBron James (right) celebrates with guard Ray Allen after beating the Milwaukee Bucks 88-77 in game four of the first round of the 2013 NBA ...