Tag Archives: Slam Dunk
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Froggy Fresh and Money Maker Mike’s “Dunked On” Is the Best Basketball-Inspired Music Video Ever
The age of posterizing in the NBA is at its peak at the moment, as it’s become a regular feature on daily highlight reels and it has even resulted in its very own meme. And now the art of dunking on an opposing player is finally getting it’s very own amateur YouTube music video, courtesy [...]
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“Dr. J” Julius Erving Can Still Dunk at 63-Year-Old (Video)
Back when he was in his twenties and thirties, Julius Irving made a living in the ABA and NBA by utilizing the slam dunk on a regular basis. In fact, many credit Dr. J with introducing the high-flying, slam-dunking style of play to professional basketball back in the 70s. So, yeah, before Blake Griffin, LeBron [...]
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Carlos Delfino Posterized Kevin Durant (Video)
Kevin Durant is usually the one posterizing other NBA players, but on Monday night, during Game 4 of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, the tables were turned. And if Kevin Durant being posterized wasn’t already surprising enough for you, just wait until you hear who that someone was: None [...]
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LeBron James Posterizes Jason Terry: Jim Ross Commentary Edition (Video)
Well that didn’t take long at all, now did it? Last night, LeBron James caused the sporting world to erupt when he threw down a monster alley-oop slam over Jason Terry, which sent the Boston Celtics’ guard crashing down onto the hardcourt. The video has been replayed over and over on sports stations and sports [...]
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Jamal Crawford and Blake Griffin Give Us the Alley-Oop Dunk of the Year (Video)
You know what professional basketball players really love? When a team that has a 15-point lead with just 6 minutes left in the game starts busting out their slam dunk contest material. Because, you know, they’re already getting embarrassed on the court, so the other guys might as well use the opportunity to practice their [...]
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Terrence Ross’s Slam Dunk Contest Championship Performance in Super Slow Motion (Videos)
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest always inspires mixed feelings. On the one hand, unless you really enjoy watching B-list celebrities playing basketball, or watching basketball superstars play no defense whatsoever, the Dunk Contest is clearly the most entertaining aspect of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend. On the other hand, every time I watch it, I can’t [...]
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Blake Griffin Switches Hands in Mid-Air Before Throwing Down Monster Dunk (Video)
If the Clippers’ Blake Griffin isn’t the best dunk artist in the NBA today, he’s a close second. Time and time again, we see this guy completely defy gravity, leap over some gargantuan defender, and slam the ball home. This isn’t to say the guy is a complete player yet, or that he doesn’t also [...]
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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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Guy Tries To Dunk Over a Basketball Rack, Fails Miserably (Video)
Every generation, it seems, a basketball players comes along who possesses legendary leaping abilities which he uses to give the world epic dunks. In the late 90s and early 2000s, that player was undoubtedly Vince Carter. He gave us what was possibly the greatest in-game dunk of all time at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Today, [...]
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Golden Gophers’ Rodney Williams Gives Us This Ridiculous Putback Dunk (Video)
The Minnesota Golden Gophers aren’t really a college basketball powerhouse. In the last 20 years they’ve only made seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament, but four of those seasons (1994-1999) were later forfeited due to NCAA violations, and their most recent appearance came in 2010. However, the Gophers are looking pretty strong this year. They’re [...]
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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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Watch Paul George Throw Down A Wicked Through-The-Legs 360 Windmill Dunk (Video)
At the 2012 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Paul George of the Indiana Pacers put on a pretty good show. He didn’t win, of course, but he performed a sweet 360 windmill dunk, and then a through-the-legs 360 windmill dunk. It was amazing. The only problem was, he did that last dunk in the dark with [...]
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Jonas Valanciunas With The Off-The-Backboard Alley-Oop (Video)
As a Toronto Raptors fan, I wasn’t all that impressed when the team used their fifth-overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft to pick Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas. After all, there were still some big-name NCAA players on the board, like Kentucky’s Brandon Knight and UConn’s Kemba Walker. But then Valanciunas averaged an impressive 23 points, [...]
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LeBron James’ Dunk And President Obama’s Ensuing Expression Are Even Cooler In Super Slow-Motion (Video)
On Tuesday we told you all about Barack and Michelle Obama‘s kiss cam adventures at the USA-Brazil exhibition basketball game Monday night in DC. Well today we’ve got another story pertaining to Obama’s outing at the Verizon Center on Monday. But this one has nothing to do with Presidential smooching, and everything to do with [...]
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Here’s The Dunk That Won Jeremy Evans The 2012 NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Video)
If you felt like the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest left a lot to be desired, you weren’t the only one. It was awfully tough to get excited for this year’s event with the like of Jeremy Evans, Chase Budinger, Paul George and Derrick Williams taking part in the competition, while high-flying superstars like Blake [...]
