With the NBA’s annual slam dunk contest on tap for Sunday night, we’re looking back at some of the most meaningful and impressive dunks in the history of the Houston Rockets franchise. No player has ...

MJ from the free throw line. Vince Carter declaring “it’s over.” Dwight Howard flying like Superman. The NBA slam dunk contest has featured some of the most memorable moments in league history. While ...

The recent trajectories of the Clippers and Lakers are causing a particularly confusing L.A. traffic pattern. Ronald Martinez / Getty Images The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA ...

Even the most casual NBA fans know that big men who play with Luka Doncic will be enjoying some of their best basketball whenever they share the floor with him. Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes ...

Hawks guard Caleb Houstan has never dunked in an NBA game. But Houstan took his hops to the Southside on Tuesday morning and dunked for the first time in two years. After landing in Atlanta following ...

With Tuesday's playoff game well in hand, it would make sense for a nice and easy uncontested layup. But not for this band of ...

All-Star Saturday night has been the most entertaining part of All-Star Weekend recently, this year sets up to do the same.