The NBA Slam Dunk Contest used to mean something. It featured the league’s best players going head-to-head in front of ...

A dunk worth $1200 rewrote basketball history on January 27, 1976, when Julius Erving became the first Slam Dunk Contest ...

There are a lot of records, particularly a lot of ...

NBA legend Dan Issel shared his all-time starting five, naming some of the NBA's greatest players like Michael Jordan and ...

Brooklyn had the NBA’s third-worst record, a 14% chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick and a 52.11% chance of landing in ...

The Dunk Contest once sold itself to fans across the globe. Now, it is fighting to stay alive, and Julius Erving knows why.

NBA legend Julius Erving has rejected calls to make Slam Dunk Contest participation mandatory, instead urging current stars to voluntarily embrace the event's history and help restore its prestige.

The biggest summer in recent Nets memory starts with ping-pong ball aerodynamics. That’s the charm and cruelty of the NBA ...

Hall of Famer Julius Erving, an NBA and ABA champion, is considered one of the greatest basketball players ever and one of the sport's finest ambassadors. He is.

ABA and NBA legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving has struck a brand deal with footwear company Rockport. Dr. J, who, in 1976, was the first professional basketball player to have a sneaker deal, has signed ...