The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is a staple of the league’s All-Star weekend. Each year the contest is held the night before the All-Star Game, giving the opportunity for basketball’s highest flyers to show off their creativity and dunking skill. Once upon a time it was the highlight of the weekend and a can’t-miss event on any sports fan’s calendar.

Former NBA big man Kai Jones has signed a two-year extension with Anadolu Efes, the Turkish club announced in a press release. The 19th overall pick in the 2021 draft, Jones technically holds four years of NBA experience even though he didn’t appear in a game in 2023/24 — he signed a 10-day contract with Philadelphia near the end of that campaign.

In this era, Eastern and Western Conference All-Stars wore their team uniforms (East in home white, West in road dark). A commemorative patch was placed opposite the NBA logo. In 2000, a commemorative jocktag was added.

Adam Silver spoke at All-Star weekend about the recent strategies from several NBA teams.

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We had Kawhi Leonard going off for 31 points in a single 12-minute game. A fired-up Victor Wembanyama doing all he could for Team World. Clutch moments from players like Leonard, Wemby, Anthony Edwards, Scottie Barnes and De'Aaron Fox, among others.

For the first time in four seasons, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest will have a new winner, with reigning champion Mac McClung sitting out for this year’s competition. McClung, who revealed in January that he was not participating in the event,