Hall of Famer broke down how the ABA turned dunks into a spectacle: "It was a statement of your manhood and your talent"

As much as people still enjoy witnessing thunderous slam dunks in the NBA, it cannot be denied that they have lost their ...

Julius Erving Sends Urgent Message to NBA Stars Who Are Disregarding League’s Historical Event: “Gotta Volunteer to Do”

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

Julius Erving calls on NBA stars to step up, save dying tradition

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest used to mean something. It featured the league’s best players going head-to-head in front of ...
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How the NBA dunk contest lost its star power to the 3-point competition

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Remember when the NBA Slam Dunk Contest was the marquee event of All-Star Weekend? Those days are long gone, and the latest episode of the Wine and Gold Talk podcast digs into why ...