Why it's time for NBA to ditch Dunk Contest after latest flop at All-Star Weekend

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• Why it's time for NBA to ditch Dunk Contest after latest flop at All-Star Weekend

  The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has always been a staple of All-Star Weekend. It is the one event we always anticipated watching as kids, and it’s arguably the most searched NBA content on YouTube, as fans always want to relive the jaw-dropping moments from Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, Zach LaVine, and Aaron Gordon, among many […] The post Why it’s time for NBA to ditch Dunk Contest after latest flop at All-Star Weekend appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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  Article published:Feb 16, 1:14 PM ET

• The NBA needs to put the dunk contest out of its misery

  The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest wasn’t just bad — it was pathetic. The decline of the dunk contest has been well documented, but Saturday night was the competition’s rock bottom. Serving as proof the NBA needs to cancel the event and replace it with something else, rather than watch it fade into irrelevancy like […]

  Publisher:Yahoo Sports NBAArticle published:Feb 17, 11:29 AM ET

• One NBA star's not afraid of a 1v1 tournament and his name is Jaylen Brown

  Most people attribute the end of stars partaking in the NBA's All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest to when LeBron James refused to participate. Since then high flyers like Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, and Anthony Edwards have all passed on what used to be a marquee event. Even the All-Star Game has become a shell of it's past since the retirement of hyper competitive MVP's like Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, and Kevin Garnett. Once again LeBron James tends to be blamed for leading the way in making...

  Publisher:Celtics LifeArticle published:Feb 16, 1:58 PM ET