The art of the slam dunk has woven itself into basketball as an expression of style and exultant power.

Detail: Honoring Kobe Bryant Phil Jackson goes in-depth on a Kobe Bryant fast-break dunk during Game 5 of the 2010 Western Conference finals. The new episode of "Detail," Honoring Kobe ...

While Amare Stoudmire's alley-oop off Steve Nash's head was unbelievable and Josh Smith's homage to 'Nique was classy, the results would have been validated by the presence of the dunking elite.

You’ll never take LA away from the Lakers, you guys get it. There was a good stretch of like the Lakers kind of being pretty ...

Austin Reaves made Los Angeles Lakers history with a career-best performance, dropping 45 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists in a 124-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

However, only a few of them possessed the potent combination of physical and athletic prowess and mental mastery that Kobe Bryant had. Aside from being supremely talented and skilled, the "Black Mamba ...