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Donovan Mitchell proved to be a cut above the rest in a solid 2018 NBA Dunk Contest.

Donovan Mitchell opened with a 48, notched back-to-back 50s and ended with a Vince Carter tribute as he downed Larry Nance Jr. in the championship round to win his first-ever NBA Verizon Slam Dunk Contest. Check out Mitc...

In musing possible NBA postseason playoff format change, Adam Silver offered a compromise: both the Eastern and Western conferences still send eight teams apiece, but 1-16 seeding would mean the best two teams, regardles...

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal sat down in Los Angeles and things got emotional as the co-champions turned rivals aired things out. There were tears and laughs as the duo kept it 100 in the NBA on TNT special. Some o...

Kyrie Irving's opportunity to toss alley-oops to Kristaps Porzingis was derailed by an ACL tear.

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Chinese NBA fans are livid after 76ers guard J.J. Redick appeared to use a racial slur in a video that surfaced Sunday morning.

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Mitchell edged Larry Nance Jr., sealing his victory with a close approximation of the 360-degree spin dunk that Carter used to win the 2000 contest.

It was a night for the ages as Donovan Mitchell took home his first-ever Verizon Slam Dunk Contest crown. Check out all the night’s dunks below. DONOVAN MITCHELL WITH A 48/50 ON THE FIRST DUNK OF THE NIGHT (via @nbaont...

Donovan Mitchell beat Larry Nance Jr. in the final round to win the prized Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night.

No player has scored as many points as the 28 Devin Booker had in the NBA All-Star Weekend JBL Three-Point Contest. Booker, who tied for first in the first round with 19 points, caught fire in the championship round as h...

Wayne Ellington got red-hot in the middle of Saturday night's three-point contest at All-Star weekend. In fact, nobody got hotter at any point during the contest than he did when …

Hornacek returns to work this week he'll have 23 games to salvage the season and perhaps his job as well.

LeBron James made South Florida home for four seasons as a member of the Miami Heat. He got to know the neighborhoods and the people. So, seeing the community he …

A small group of NBA players and officials met on Saturday to address this season's escalating tension between players and referees, agreeing to establish direct communication and be respectful.

Milwaukee Bucks phenom Giannis Antetokounmpo talks leadership and being an All-Star ahead of his second consecutive All-Star Game appearance.

Jimmy Butler has been in contact with the exiled Joakim Noah, and he came away with the following impression: Noah wants back on the court.

LeBron James made one thing absolutely clear on Saturday afternoon during All-Star weekend about athletes and their right to an opinion: "We will definitely not shut up and dribble." In …

Lakers forward Channing Frye underwent an appendectomy on Friday in Cleveland, joking on Twitter he would be able to dunk "at least" three times a month with it removed.