HE BLEW OUT THE CANDLE 🕯️ Remembering this iconic Gerald Green jam from the Slam Dunk Contest in 2008! NBA All-Star Saturday: Feb. 14, 5pm/et, NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/KDYJH3BuDu

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest used to mean something. It featured the league’s best players going head-to-head in front of roaring crowds during All-Star Weekend. Julius Erving was right in the middle of that era.

NBA legend Julius Erving has opened up and shared his suggestion for saving the prestigious Dunk Contest.

It was the dunk heard around the world, with Orlando’s Jamal Cain throwing down one of the best finishes you’ll see this postseason, helping the Magic take down the top-seeded Detroit Pistons. The result leaves Detroit on the brink of elimination,

The NBA Dunk Contest is on relevancy life support ... but Julius Erving, the first-ever winner in the event, has a way to save it -- telling TMZ Sports it's time for the league's biggest stars to brush up on their history.

Fans of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest may have noticed a key omission during Saturday's 2026 edition. Mac McClung, who won three straight dunk contests from 2022 to 2025, was not in the four-player field this time for a possible four-peat. Instead, the players ...

NBA legend Julius Erving has rejected calls to make Slam Dunk Contest participation mandatory, instead urging current stars to learn its history and step up voluntarily. Erving, the 1976 inaugural winner, says financial realities and player attitudes make ...