Zach LaVine will not be in Saturday’s annual NBA slam dunk contest that in some respects is the highlight of the All-Star weekend festival, this year in Charlotte.

Jordan Kilganon reacts to some of the best dunks from Aaron Gordon vs Zach Lavine's iconic 2016 NBA dunk contest. Witness the ...

For years, fans have complained about the NBA Dunk Contest not having big stars. In the last decade, the only time fans have been invested in it is when Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon were a part of ...

Zach LaVine: Round 1, Dunk 1 As Jay-Z might say, "Grand opening, grand closing." This was the Slam Dunk Contest's version of a one-hitter quitter. Kevin Durant: Players — not media — should be ...

As LaVine so beautifully put with an impromptu speech to Air Canada Centre after he was named dunk king for a second straight year, “We should damn near share the trophy.” Indeed.

Zach LaVine is your 2016 dunk contest champion, and he needed to put on a show to top Aaron Gordon, whose dunks you can see here.

Zach LaVine, First Dunk A relative, certainly, of his dunks from last year, but still the kind of thing that has Shaquille O’Neal and Tracy McGrady picking their jaws up off the floor. At 6-foot ...

Instead LaVine will have his own chance at history, vying to become the first player to win both the 3-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest. “That was one of the things I thought of,” LaVine said.

MN Timberwolves' two-time slam dunk contest champion Zach LaVine won't return to defend his title this year, citing a need to rest. But LaVine left the door open on competing in the three-point ...

Yeah of course,” he said. “It’s friendly competition.” LaVine, though, would rather play in the All-Star Game than participate in the dunk contest. He is averaging a career-high 25 points.

Back in 2015, Zach LaVine was a 19-year old rookie trying to find his way in the NBA. When he was offered a spot in the dunk contest over All-Star weekend, he didn't hesitate. What followed, both ...