Damian Lillard won his third career 3-point Contest on a repaired Achilles and a little-known Heat player won the Dunk Contest

Miami's Keshad Johnson won the Slam Dunk Contest while Damian Lillard won his third 3-Point Contest amidst continued Achilles injury rehab.

The Miami Heat’s Keshad Johnson won this year’s NBA Dunk Contest, despite San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant nailing a between-the-legs dunk in the first round of the final that saw him receive 50s across the board.

NBA expert Larry Hartstein has locked in his picks for the NBA Slam Dunk contest 2026 as part of All-Star Saturday Night in Los Angeles

Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson held off San Antonio Spurs rookie Carter Bryant to win the 2026 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Saturday night in Los Angeles.

In case you were unaware, the first true Slam Dunk Contest did not take place in 1984, which is seen as the first “official” dunk contest in the league’s record books. Instead it debuted nearly 10 years earlier with the American Basketball Association.

SportsLine expert Mike Barner just revealed his NBA picks and All-Star Weekend predictions for Saturday's NBA dunk contest with Mac McClung not in the field