In 1997, Kobe Bryant won the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest as a rookie. However, the fact that young Mamba didn't even have to use his best dunk to win the contest is more impressive than becoming the ...

Rider eventually stole the show with one of the contest's most memorable slams, "The East Bay Funk Dunk." Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest Slam Dunk Champion ever as he dominated the ...

For the first time the dunk contest featured a G-League star ... It was at the league's fiftieth anniversary celebration that Kobe Bryant first served notice, capturing the weekend's showcase ...

They literally and figuratively elevate basketball and are at the heart of “Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the ...

Kobe Bryant burst onto the NBA scene as a high school prodigy, averaging 30.8 points per game, alongside impressive contributions in rebounds and assists. Drafted in 1996 by the Charlotte Hornets and ...

Ironically, both his predecessors, Kobe and MJ, participated in the dunk contest and won it. Leading the race among guards when it comes to dunking, Wade's high-flying abilities even earned him ...

Kobe was so young, had the world in the palm ... Darnell Hillman of the Indiana Pacers was the winner of the NBA’s first dunk contest, held during Game Six halftime of the 1977 Finals.