Welcome to a new NPR series where we spotlight the people and things making headlines — and the stories behind them. At a certain point on Saturday night, you couldn't help feel bad for Trey Murphy ...

Crazy fun day! managed to get a perfect score on every dunk!.. tried the dubble up for fun since i seemed to have had the contest won. btl was pretty weak, but it went in. first dunk comp i win! This ...

Two weeks ago, we more than excused 2011 Slam Dunk Contest winner Blake Griffin from appearing in this year's event. There isn't a whole lot more he can do, dunk-wise, he's starting in the actual ...

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The 76ers' fresh-faced point guard was the undisputed star of the night. In every round of the dunk contest, McClung bungeed his 6'2" frame up to... Welcome to a new NPR series where we spotlight the ...