Big men and the dunk contest usually don't mix well. Victor Wembanyama could be the exception. Brad Penner / Imagn Images The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up ...

If the Denver Nuggets advance from this series, this will be the play that will be remembered. In the final seconds of Game 4 between the Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver star Nikola Jokic ...

Over the course of 82 games for each NBA team, there's bound to be a handful of jaw-dropping moments. The play that always brings fans to their feet is a dunk, especially when there's a defender ...

After seven years in the NBA, Budinger went to the Olympics for a completely different sport, crediting his work ethic for ...

LeBron James threw down a jaw-dropping reverse dunk at 41. Watch his humble reaction after leading the injury-depleted Lakers to the Game 2 win. LeBron James, 41 and in his 23rd NBA season, became the ...

The three-peat is complete. Orlando Magic guard Mac McClung won his third consecutive Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the first player in the event’s history to three-peat and joining Nate Robinson as the ...

PHOENIX -- A day has passed and there's still a buzz about that gigantic dunk rookie Cooper Flagg executed on Tuesday night over Los Angeles Clippers’ center Brook Lopez, who stands 7-1. Flagg said ...