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Slam Dunk Contest Winners

The 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest will take place on Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. ET at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. The lineup for the competition is set and includes four first-timers, most notably Blake Griffin. Can Griffin add to his impressive season by taking the crown? We'll have to wait and see. Until then, here's the...

NBA Essentials: Portland's Sixth Man, Marbury's Science and Yao's Fruitcake

NBA Essentials provides the must-see links, quotes and videos of the day.* "With 10 seconds left in the half, Portland took a 20-second timeout. A Blazers substitution brought Jerryd Bayless into the game. Greg Oden was supposed to leave the game, but he didn't." -- InsideHoops* "I once heard it said that experience is not...

Dunks from the Day: East Bay Funk Dunk

We brought you the worst of Isiah Rider a second ago, so now it's only fair to take a second and celebrate the best. With the dunk contest looming, and Tyrus Thomas unveiling plans for his thrilling "stand under the basket, jump with two feet, dunk gingerly with two hands" masterpiece ... here's a look back at one of my...

You Won't Be Seeing Isaiah Rider for a While

Unless you happen to be an inmate at the Marin County Jail, that is. J.R. is going away for about seven months. The sentence came down today on several charges, with Rider having pled guilty to felony possession of cocaine, battery and evading a police officer. We could go over all the things Rider's been arrested for...