Explore how Spud Webb's 2024 activities reflect changing expectations for former NBA stars and community influence.

Over All-Star Weekend, SLAM caught up with dunk contest legend Spud Webb at the Panini Suite in New Orleans’ Benson Tower. It was Saturday afternoon, just hours before the nighttime festivities were ...

Spud Webb was used to seeing the greatest players in the league compete in the NBA Slam Dunk contest. In today's game, that's ...

First thing Spud Webb did after learning he'd sub for Michael Jordan in the slam dunk contest at the 1986 All-Star Game was fly to Los Angeles for The Tonight Show. For such a little guy, he was a big ...

Spud Webb remembers getting on the bus after winning the NBA slam dunk contest 35 years ago and getting a quick piece of ...

In an exclusive interview, former NBA Dunk Contest champion Spud Webb told Basketball Insiders that he believes Minnesota Timberwolves’ guard Anthony Edwards is an up-and-coming superstar. The Atlanta ...

Oct. 24—ROCHESTER — Spud Webb, a diminutive and dynamic former NBA player, will be the guest speaker at the 2024 Rochester Sports Banquet. The annual banquet highlights and honors the top area amateur ...

Spud Webb remembers getting on the bus after winning the NBA slam dunk contest 35 years ago and getting a quick piece of advice from his Atlanta teammate at the time, Doc Rivers. The message: Your ...

Spudd Webb has defied the expectations of many as a hooper shorter than most players in the NBA during his time.And even though he’s way past his playing days, the former Atlanta Hawk star is seeing ...

Hawks star Dominique Wilkins didn’t expect the 1986 NBA slam-dunk contest to be much of a competition. His usual nemesis, Michael Jordan, was out with an injury. The other participants combined for ...