Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard will reportedly participate in the NBA's slam dunk contest for the first time since 2009 — a return to the event that few fans foresaw and possibly fewer craved. The NBA received a commitment from Howard for this year's contest in Chicago, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. Howard participated in the event three straight times from 2007-09, winning the 2008 contest with a serious of creative dunks that included one with a Superman cape.