Magic forward Aaron Gordon reacts after being defeated by a narrow margin. Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. lifts the dunk contest trophy after his victory. Bucks guard Pat Connaughton, center ...

Derrick Jones Jr. claimed the Slam Dunk Contest title, out-dueling Aaron Gordon in a thrilling double-tiebreaker dunk-off. Jones’ final slam received a score of 48 to barely beat out Gordon’s ...

With nearly 6.5 million viewers tuned in to an epic dunk-off between Aaron Gordon and Derrick Jones Jr., the 2020 slam dunk contest helped launch each player not only to new heights on the ...

Fans both at home and at the United Center may not have been happy about it, but Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. picked up the coveted Slam Dunk Contest title on Saturday night. After a tight ...

When Heat forward Derrick Jones. Jr. goes up for a dunk, it’s usually special. But the alley-oop Jones completed with 2:52 to play in Sunday’s 125-104 loss to the Raptors was on another level.

MIAMI — Windmills, alley-oops, left-handed, right-handed or even two-handed. Most of Derrick Jones Jr.’s dunks have something in common. Whenever the Heat’s third-year forward goes ...

Dallas Mavericks forward Derrick Jones Jr. (55) dunks over Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, bottom, and center Nikola Vucevic, second from right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game ...

Dallas Mavericks forward Derrick Jones Jr. threw down a vicious first-half slam dunk during Tuesday's Game 1 second-round playoff showdown against the OKC Thunder. With the Mavericks trailing 56 ...

CHICAGO -- Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. outlasted Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon in a memorable slam dunk contest on Saturday that required two tiebreaker jams. But the final result ...

CHICAGO -- Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. outlasted Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon in a memorable slam dunk contest on Saturday that required two tiebreaker jams. But the final result ...