Fans of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest may have noticed a key omission during Saturday's 2026 edition. Mac McClung, who won three straight dunk contests from 2022 to 2025, was not in the four-player field ...

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The 2024-25 season was a lot to be proud of for the Houston Rockets, who found themselves in the second seed of the Western Conference behind a solid young core. Within that young core are two rising ...

Did you know the NBA has a formula that rates dunks based on a variety of factors? They call it the Dunk Score. According to the league, the score "takes into account over 25 player tracking ...

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 ...

NBA season, from Victor Wembanyama's self alley-oop to Anthony Black's poster on four defenders.