INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The slam dunk, a defining move in basketball, is explored in depth in Mike Sielski’s new book, “Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk.” Sielski’s ...

In a moment of get-off-my-lawn petulance, I once argued in the pages of Sports Illustrated that the NBA All-Star Game’s Slam Dunk Contest was an “increasingly lame competition” that should be scrapped ...

Incredible slam dunks are living proof that humankind need not be held down by mere gravity. They literally and figuratively elevate basketball and are at the heart of “Magic in the Air: The Myth, the ...

Did you get a gift card for the holidays that you haven't used? If you are a basketball fan — or even if you're not — I have a recommendation. Stop by your local bookseller, or if you have to, go on ...