February 8, 1997: Kobe Bryant (age 18) of the Los Angeles Lakers wins the Nestlé Crunch Slam Dunk Contest in Cleveland. Bryant defeated Chris Carr of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Michael Finley ...

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest. That’s right, the dunk contest, an All-Star weekend highlight since 1984, an event this publication once called “the best invention since the bathroom.” ...

NBA All-Star Saturday: How to watch slam dunk, 3-point contest. NBA All-Star Saturday night is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, with an hour-long pregame show that follows a news conference ...