CHICAGO (KGO) -- Aaron Gordon has finished in second place in the NBA Dunk Contest, once again. The San Jose native and Orlando Magic star has been close to winning (snubbed?) before - Back in 2016 it ...

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine left the Air Canada Centre during All-Star Saturday Night with a second straight ...

TORONTO -- Zach LaVine was fresh out of dunks, having been pushed to the limit by Aaron Gordon in an epic final round in the NBA's slam dunk contest on Saturday night. In need of some magic, he ...

In a 129-104 blowout, Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon slammed another highlight dunk against the Golden State Warriors, which evoked a funny response from All-Star Nikola Jokic. Almost two weeks ...

TORONTO (AP) --Aaron Gordon soared over his mascot, but nobody flies higher than Zach LaVine in the slam dunk contest. LaVine was perfect just a little longer than Gordon and won a thrilling final ...

The NBA Dunk Contest used to be a special showcase of the pinnacles of basketball athleticism: Michael Jordan’s free-throw line dunk in 1987 and Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine’s legendary duel in 2016 ...

Aaron Gordon turned back the clock and delivered another reminder of why he’s one of the best dunkers the NBA has ever seen. During Saturday night’s Denver Nuggets matchup against the Phoenix Suns, ...

Have you ever jumped over a car? I have. It was a toy car. It counts. According to Keith Smith on the somewhat less awful social microblogging site BlueSky: “The Orlando Magic have withdrawn the ...

All-Star Saturday from the Intuit Dome is in the books. Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat edged out Carter Bryant of the San Antonio Spurs to win the Slam Dunk Contest. But the highlight of the night ...

Within the process of the Denver Nuggets' commanding 129-104 NBA Cup win vs. the Golden State Warriors, the night wouldn't end without seeing Aaron Gordon catching a body in a big-time highlight slam.

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