Yardbarker

2-Time Slam Dunk Champion Criticizes LeBron James For Never Entering The Contest

Jason Richardson, a two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion and one of the most electrifying high-flyers of his era, recently voiced his disappointment over a long-standing All-Star Weekend letdown, ...
Sports Illustrated

Lakers' LeBron James Reveals Whether He Regrets Not Participating in Slam Dunk Contest

The NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco was a celebration of basketball's finest, with an array of events bringing together the league's elite athletes. One of the weekend’s highlights was the ...
Yahoo! Sports

Kobe Bryant believed LeBron James could not win in a 2010 Slam Dunk Contest: "He would come in a close second"

Kobe Bryant believed LeBron James could not win in a 2010 Slam Dunk Contest: "He would come in a close second" originally appeared on Basketball Network. In early 2010, Shaquille O'Neal urged his ...

Lakers’ LeBron James makes everyone miss before Tomahawk slam dunk

LeBron James pulled off some trickery as he fooled some defenders before throwing down a fierce dunk in the Lakers' game ...
Yardbarker

Former Slam Dunk Champ Calls Out Lakers' LeBron James

21-time All-NBA Los Angeles Lakers power forward LeBron James remains a potent force in the league, even as its oldest active player for the past two seasons. The 40-year-old is slated to embark on ...
HoopsHype

Jason Richardson on LeBron James skipping the Dunk Contest: It's a bit disappointing—back then, if you were a high flyer or a superstar, you did it

Are you disappointed that LeBron James never participated in the Slam Dunk Contest? Jason Richardson: I was a little bit because if you look back at the history of the Slam Dunk Contest even when I ...