Throughout his storied 20-year NBA career, late Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant had countless highlight plays, which included some iconic poster dunks. They have become fused together over the ...

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 ...

Among the highlights of NBA great Kobe Bryant's career was winning the slam dunk contest as a rookie. But before Bryant was impressing fans with high-flying, mid-air moves, he was doing the same as a ...

LeBron James has come under fire recently for not participating in the Dunk Contest. In response to that, a James fan stated that the Los Angeles Lakers superstar has given plenty of incredible dunks ...

LOS ANGELES -- NBA legend Kobe Bryant is now an Oscar winner! The five-time NBA champion won the Academy Award for his animated short "Dear Basketball" along with animator Glen Keane. "As basketball ...

Kobe Bryant will retire after tonight’s Lakers – Jazz game. Before he was a fading star on a sinking ship, he was an awesome basketball player whose signature move appears to be the 360-degree dunk.

(AP) — Kobe Bryant is taking a pass on the slam dunk contest, no matter what Shaquille O'Neal has in mind. Bryant nearly burst out laughing Thursday when asked about O'Neal's idea that the Lakers ...

In early 2010, Shaquille O'Neal urged his former congenial partner, Kobe Bryant, to enter the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. While Bryant wasn't interested — he nearly burst out laughing at the idea — the Los ...

In a pivotal moment that shaped the trajectory of his career, Larry Nance Jr. shared a revealing anecdote about the profound impact Kobe Bryant had on him during his early days in the NBA. Recounting ...

LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant is a five-time NBA champion, and now he's also an Oscar nominee thanks to a film he made with animator Glen Keane. Bryant is hoping to make a slam dunk at the Oscars with ...