North Carolina freshman big man Caleb Wilson had another outstanding performance, leading the Tar Heels over Winston-Salem State.

The rookie threw down a huge poster dunk over Raptors big man Sandro Mamukelashvili in the third quarter of the Mavericks ’ ...

Was it a clean poster? You be the judge of this. Zion Williamson took flight and yammed it over Victor Wembanyama.

On the literal first play of the game, Williamson took the ball and drove left towards the basket, where he met Wembanyama at ...

Kobe Bryant once revealed that his first true poster dunk came in his second year, when he tomahawked over Ben Wallace.

We released the HoopsHype79 list, our ranking of the 79 greatest NBA players of all time, which was met with the usual applause and scorn that any ranking of this nature typically receives, especially ...

Athough Turkey did not the 2025 EuroBasket gold medal, the Houston Rockets had to be pleased with the continued development of Alperen Sengun. One of the building blocks of the franchise, Sengun is ...

In their first game with Kevin Durant as a player, the Houston Rockets put up 140 points in a victory by double digits. The perennial All-Star led the way with 20 points in 23 minutes on extremely ...

Editor's note: This is a part of an occasional USA TODAY Sports series on the best moments, teams, players and figures in sports over the last 25 years. There's a long legacy of Hall of Famers ...

There is no play in basketball that quite grabs the eyeballs and lives on in highlight reels for weeks like a poster dunk. The feeling of soaring above your opponent who tries to block your shot, only ...

Rankings – and the debates those create – fuel the NBA, more so than any of the major domestic sports leagues. Player rankings in particular span generations and eras, showcasing the league's elite ...