For the first time since winning the event in 2008, Dwight Howard was back in action at the dunk contest - this time as a part of All-Star Saturday in Chicago. His round one slam - a tricked out 360 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Dwight Howard — super slam dunk champion. A red cape trailing behind him, Orlando’s man of steel made like Superman and won perhaps ...

MJ from the free throw line. Vince Carter declaring “it’s over.” Dwight Howard flying like Superman. The NBA slam dunk contest has featured some of the most memorable moments in league history. While ...

Dwight Howard is known as one of the most explosive dunkers in NBA history. The former Philadelphia 76ers center won the Slam Dunk Contest in 2008. At 6-foot-11, he is the tallest winner in the ...

ORLANDO — We are 20 days away from the NBA Draft and 20 years removed from the greatest draft in Orlando Magic history. The Magic has a sparse record in 35 years for identifying talent and keeping it.

In recent years, the All-Star Weekend has been heavily criticized, with the dunk contest and the star-studded clash most under scrutiny. Commissioner Adam Silver tried several ways to reignite ...

Three-quarters of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest field has been set, and the confirmed are familiar faces: reigning champ Dwight Howard, former champ Nate Robinson and underwhelming 2008 competitor Rudy ...