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Toronto rookie Terrence Ross beat defending champion Jeremy Evans to win the slam-dunk contest during All-Star Saturday night.

World-renowned dunker Kenny Dobbs went through a lot before he started taking basketball seriously. Now he shows a lot whenever he's on the court -- and, especially, when he's in the air. In this mesmerizing video from Red Bull's King of the Rock,...

Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty ImagesGerald Green flies through the air as a member of the Celtics.Old friend Gerald Green is apparently on his way back to the NBA. The former Celtics Slam Dunk champ, who was part of the package that brought Kevin Garnett t...

Arizona guard Brendon Lavender averaged 3.2 points per game last season in mostly a reserve role, but got his day in the sun before the annual Red-Blue intrasquad scrimmage on Sunday by showing off his cheerleading skills to win the team's dunk conte...

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images The former dunk champ used to play above the rim. Now he's working a tougher angle. Tonight the Lakers will face the Thunder in what promises to be a momentous Game 5 between the young upstarts and the old lion...

Tonight at 8:30 ET ... The Sprite Slam Dunk Contest ... Nate Robinson will try to defend his title as Slam Dunk champ and attempt to become the first 3-time winner of the event. At just 5-feet 9-inches tall with 3 dunks this year he gives up an avera...

I had the chance to sit down and talk with Gerald Green of the Mavs this afternoon. Actually, I was standing and he was riding the bike but none the less it is an interview. The 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Champion talked to me about his playing time, hot dog...

Former dunk champ Gerald Green hopes to catch on with the Dallas Mavericks, writes Tim Buckley.

It's been a dozen years since Vince Carter won the NBA's slam dunk contest. He can still morph into Half Man, Half Amazing at moments -- just ask New Orleans big man Emeka Okafor, Carter's recent YouTube victim -- but the 35-year-old can't envision h...

Lots of people are up in arms over the lack of star power in this year's dunk contest. We tend to remember past dunk contests as epic clashes between stars, but aside from the golden era of Jordan and 'Nique, how often has the contest champ really an...

In the 2010 dunk contest, more specifically. Shannon Brown's allowed to throw down in a regular game whenever the urge hits him. His fellow competitors will include defending champ Nate Robinson, the high-flying Gerald Wallace and the "dunk-in" wi...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Here are some random thoughts on our all-decade defensive team that pertain to the AFC West: Champ Bailey: This is a slam dunk. Bailey is one of the best players, regardless of position, to play in the NFL t...

Andre Iguodala did something off the charts, but the judges gave the Slam-Dunk Contest to Nate Robinson.

Looking ahead, L.A. has no shot at knocking out the Spurs without the usual 1-2 punch of Shaq and Kobe.