Desmond Mason, the longtime NBA veteran and 2001 Slam Dunk Contest champion, has been arrested. Mason, 48, was a first round pick out of Oklahoma State in 2000. He was the No. 17 overall pick by the ...

For most NBA basketball fans, the highlight of All-Star Weekend used to be the slam dunk contest. Julius Erving (a.k.a. “Dr. J”) participated in, and won, the first dunk contest in 1976, electrifying ...