Mac McClung needed just one round to shock fans and win his third consecutive NBA Slam Dunk Contest. McClung, 26, opened Saturday’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest in San Francisco with a bang ...

When New York street artist Andaluz finished his Costa Mesa mural honoring Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others who lost their lives in a Jan. 26, 2020, helicopter crash ...

February 8, 1997: Kobe Bryant (age 18) of the Los Angeles Lakers wins the Nestlé Crunch Slam Dunk Contest in Cleveland. Bryant defeated Chris Carr of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Michael Finley ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and the entire NBA family pay tribute to Kobe and his daughter, Gianna. Official release Kobe Bryant was an iconic player in NBA and Lakers' lore, a 5-time NBA ...

Following his retirement from the NBA, Kobe Bryant moved on quickly to other projects he was passionate about to stay busy with his newly found free time. Those projects led the 20-year Los ...

"I think the world actually stood still for a moment," Kobe's former assistant said in the new CNN documentary series 'Kobe: The Making of a Legend' Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Kobe Bryant's close ...

By Emmanuel Morgan and Matt Stevens Emmanuel Morgan, who covered Kobe Bryant’s death in 2020, reported from New York. Matt Stevens reported from Los Angeles. Jan. 26, 2025 On the side of a gym ...

It was another action packed Saturday night of the NBA All-Star weekend with history being made, a slam dunk masterclass, and a controversial disqualification all taking place in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA Slam Dunk Contest contest needs to be saved. It needs the game’s stars to participate. How many times have you heard or read that? Saturday night showed it’s not ...

For all that he accomplished on the court, so much of Kobe Bryant’s lasting legacy is being defined by what he did off-the-court. At My Friend’s Place, a homeless youth advocacy nonprofit in ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The 2025 NBA Dunk Contest has Ja Morant considering a change. After the Memphis Grizzlies point guard watched Mac McClung of the G League's Osceola Magic win his third ...