Jordan credits Julius Erving for inspiring his legendary free-throw line dunk that sealed the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest.

In a legendary moment from the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest, Michael Jordan revealed that Julius Erving—aka Dr. J—was the spark ...

The response was, “NBA players don't dunk from the 3-point line primarily because of the extreme physics and athletic capabilities it would require.” I find that appalling.

Michael Jordan Was Inspired By Dr. J's Dunk As he mentioned in the interview, Dr. J had a front-row seat for Michael Jordan's free-throw line dunk. And upon prompting him to try the dunk from the ...

Fixing NBA's Slam Dunk Contest: The event can't attract stars anymore, so why not make it a team contest? If the best dunkers won't dunk four times, let them dunk once ...

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant dropped a legendary line after his breathtaking poster dunk on Indiana Pacers big Jalen Smith.

If dunks are the easiest shots and 3-pointers are worth more than 2-pointers, why don't players dunk from the 3-point line?