In lacing up a lively history of the slam dunk, Mike Sileski digs into the social and racial implications of sports’ most ...

In a social media message, Jackson explained that he wanted to win the event, especially after hearing that nobody from the ...

The 3-Point Contest first took place in 1986, and you have to go back nearly that far to find the rest of the Lakers' participants. Byron Scott and Michael Cooper both participated in 1987, but they ...

I n a moment of get-off-my-lawn petulance, I once argued in the pages of Sports Illustrated that the NBA All-Star Game’s Slam ...

Who’s the greatest player ever, Michael Jordan or LeBron James?

The Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo overheard two stirring ideas for the 2026 NBA All-Star game, which he endorsed.

The Los Angeles Lakers forward still is suffering from ankle and foot soreness. He said before the All-Star Game he hoped to ...

HOOP (5A: "I like slam dunks take me to the ___ / My favorite play is the Alley Oop" ("Basketball" lyric) Kurtis Blow recorded the song "Basketball" – which includes the lyrics, "I like slam ...

2023 — LeBron James scores 38 points to become NBA’s all-time leading scorer as the Lakers go down 133-130 to Oklahoma City Thunder in Los Angeles; surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s ... wins NBA Slam ...