Few All-Star events in any sport thrill as much as the Slam Dunk Contest. The event features ... from Michael Jordan to Vince Carter to Kobe Bryant have participated in and won the event.

It’s All-Star Saturday, which means it’s time for the most electrifying event in sports. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest. That’s ...

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 ...

Mac McClung's incredible dunk contest performance might bring the stars back to the All-Star Saturday Night main event.

Two years later, Kobe Bryant became the only Laker to ever win the Dunk Contest. Kobe was an 18-year-old rookie at the time, making him the youngest to ever win it. This was one of the first ...

Feb. 8, 1997: Kobe vs. the Slam Dunk Contest No, the '97 Dunk Contest isn ... and yet, so much of what brought about fans' connections to Bryant — the pursuit of spotlight and victory, the ...

The NBA then created its own slam-dunking contest in 1984, and the tradition was born. The late Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in history to win the Slam Dunk Contest when he was 18 years ...