The 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend’s slam dunk contest will feature a field of first-time participants, the opposite of a who’s who of the world’s greatest basketball players. Let us get to know them.

The Slam Dunk Contest has long been considered the crown jewel of NBA All-Star weekend. The climactic point between the Rising Stars Game on Friday and the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, the dunk ...

NBA All-Star Saturday will conclude with its third and perhaps most anticipated event, the Slam Dunk Contest, at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The night’s schedule starts at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) ...

The most anticipated event during the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend arguably is the AT&T Slam Dunk contest. The showcase is a combination of showmanship and athletic prowess as four competitors put on a ...

Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson holds the winner's trophy after winning the slam dunk contest at the NBA basketball All-Star weekend festivities Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP ...

The annual exhibition of high-flyers will be on display at the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest on Saturday night. The four-man field features two rookies in Jase Richardson and Carter Bryant, as well as ...

There will be a new slam dunk champion as three-time winner Mac McClung won't be taking part in the 2026 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest. Carter Bryant (Spurs), Jaxson Hayes (Lakers), Keshad Johnson ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. NBA All-Star Weekend has arrived, taking place this ...

The 2026 AT&T Slam Dunk Contest, part of All-Star Saturday at the Intuit Dome, brings a fresh field of high-flying talent to the showcase following three-time defending champ Mac McClung’s absence ...

Hamidou Diallo - Final Round, Dunk 2. Hamidou Diallo of the Oklahoma City Thunder with his second dunk in the final round of the 2019 AT&T Slam Dunk C ...

INGLEWOOD, CA — The NBA All-Star Weekend festivities have arrived. Saturday featured a wealth of events, highlighted by the mainstays: the NBA Slam Dunk and 3-Point Contests. Damian Lillard made a ...