No matter how many great dunkers have been throughout the league's history, like Vince Carter or Dominique Wilkins, Dr. J will always be remembered as the pioneer and a man ahead of his time. The ...

Among the highlights of NBA great Kobe Bryant's career was winning the slam dunk contest as a rookie. But before Bryant was impressing fans with high-flying, mid-air moves, he was doing the same as a ...

Kobe Bryant was one of the best NBA players that’s ever played the game of basketball. He was also one of the most popular players the game has ever seen. One of the reasons why Kobe became not only a ...

LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant is a five-time NBA champion, and now he's also an Oscar nominee thanks to a film he made with animator Glen Keane. Bryant is hoping to make a slam dunk at the Oscars with ...

(AP) — Kobe Bryant is taking a pass on the slam dunk contest, no matter what Shaquille O'Neal has in mind. Bryant nearly burst out laughing Thursday when asked about O'Neal's idea that the Lakers ...

LOS ANGELES -- NBA legend Kobe Bryant is now an Oscar winner! The five-time NBA champion won the Academy Award for his animated short "Dear Basketball" along with animator Glen Keane. "As basketball ...

Draymond Green urges VJ Edgecombe to enter the Dunk Contest, saying it’s a chance to give his profile a boost.

The NBA in 1999 was looking for excitement, as they had just lost their most entertaining star in Michael Jordan. They found a possible replacement in a young, hungry Kobe Bryant. His swagger was ...

LOS ANGELES -- NBA legend Kobe Bryant is now an Oscar winner! The five-time NBA champion won the Academy Award for his animated short "Dear Basketball" along with animator Glen Keane. "As basketball ...