After Matas Buzelis entered his candidate for Dunk of the Year, everyone couldn't help but ask the same question: Should he ...

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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 ...

Paying homage to a close friend who died this week, Blake Griffin spectacularly dunked over a car to win the 2011 NBA All-Star slam dunk competition over Washington's JaVale McGee. "I dedicate this to ...

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 ...