Tag Archives: slam dunk contest
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University of Detroit’s Doug Anderson Annihilates the Competition at the College Basketball Slam Dunk Contest (Video)
It’s not easy to entertain college basketball fans during the week leading up to the Final Four. We’re all coming off of four straight days of nonstop college basketball action, and with the end of March Madness in sight, the NCAA makes us wait five whole days before they play the National Semifinal Games. I [...]
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LeBron James Performs a 360°, Through-The-Legs, Off-The-Backboard Dunk in Warm-Ups (Video)
Sometimes I just don’t get LeBron James. On the one hand, it seems as though he enjoys being in the spotlight (look no further than “The Decision”). However, there may be no larger potential spotlight for a gifted athlete like LeBron James than the one he would endure at the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest. Yet, [...]
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This Is Why High Schools Shouldn’t Hold Slam Dunk Contests (Video)
Slam dunk contests are pretty cool, right? Guys doing spins, windmills, through-the-legs, double-pumps, tomahawks, and all that good stuff—I mean, what’s not to like? But here’s the thing: yes, slam dunk contests are awesome, but when they do it on TV they make it look a lot easier than it really is. Dunking itself is [...]
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Watch 5’5″ Porter Maberry Perform An Incredible Eastbay Dunk (Video)
Just because you’re short, that doesn’t mean you can’t be a good basketball player. We learned that a few weeks ago from a guy named Jamani Swanson. However, if you’re particularly short, that does usually preclude the possibility of performing highlight reel dunks. Of course, there are exceptions to this. Spud Webb, for example, was [...]
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Blake Griffin Bounce Pass Alley-oop from John Wall (GIF)
The NBA’s Spite Slam Dunk Contest is set to take flight tonight in Los Angeles, and the energy building around this year’s event couldn’t be much more electric. Not since Vince Carter was chosen to participate in 2000 has there been so much hype surrounding the event, and it is all because of one man… [...]
