The following is excerpted from Mike Sielski’s Magic in the Air, a narrative romp through the history of basketball, culture, ...

However, two-time winner Michael Jordan once talked about when the ... straight down, jump up and dunk a basketball. He had to see…he had to see where he was going. If not, he was stupid for ...

LeBron James was playing for Miami Heat when he dunked on Charlotte Hornets, owned by Michael Jordan for 13 years.

The 1988 dunk contest is no doubt one of the most thrilling spectacles in All-Star history but the result still sparks debate. It was held in Chicago and Jordan -- the jewel in the crown of the ...

While this year's 3-Point Contest sports five All-Stars — Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland, Miami ...

Steph Curry has revolutionized the game of basketball. The 3-point line was first adopted by the NBA for the 1979-80 season, but the last 10 years has seen a dramatic rise Most of that is down to ...

Michael Jordan's brother Larry was a talented basketball player but he never made it in the NBA for one key reason.

Michael Jordan returned to the NBA hardwood with the Chicago Bulls. Given his legendary status, the expectation was that MJ ...

During the 1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Wilkins beat Michael Jordan by throwing down several reverse dunks. Flagg had a ...

Ron Harper, Michael Jordan's former teammate in the famed Chicago Bulls dynasty, came up at a time when the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest was a traditional display of hops and power. Apparently ...

Katie Heindl is a Toronto-based, veteran freelance basketball writer whose work ... We might as well start with the big guns — consider Michael Jordan. In the contest’s 1987 field, Jordan ...