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The first video contains footage of slam dunks by NBA players such as Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan, and Darryl Dawkins, and a large number of bloopers by various players, including Danny Ainge, Bill Walton, and Frank Johnson. Recaps of NBA slam dunk contests from 1984 to 1988 are also shown.
Dwight Howard bends down the rim as he dunks the ball.. A breakaway rim is a basketball rim that contains a hinge and a spring at the point where it attaches to the backboard so that it can bend downward when a player dunks a basketball, and then quickly snaps back into a horizontal position when the player releases it.
Vince Carter dunking in 2009. A slam dunk, also simply known as a dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one or both hands. [1] It is a type of field goal that is worth two points.
Common layup strategies are to create space, releasing the ball from different spots or using an alternate hand. A player tall enough (or with sufficient leaping ability) to reach over the rim might choose to perform a more spectacular and higher percentage slam dunk (dropping or throwing the ball through the basket from above the rim) instead.
Typewritten first draft of the rules of basketball by Naismith. On 15 January 1892, James Naismith published his rules for the game of "Basket Ball" that he invented: [1] The original game played under these rules was quite different from the one played today as there was no dribbling, dunking, three-pointers, or shot clock, and goal tending was legal.
Welcome to the 2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Blueprint, where we channel the spirit of Jay-Z’s iconic trilogy (and others from Jay-Z's deep catalog) to help you orchestrate a championship-winning ...
After a decade of dunking prohibition ended in the NCAA in 1976, the alley-oop became associated in the late 1970s with Michigan State's Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and Greg Kelser. The duo connected for many highlight alley-oops and would showcase the play in their 1979 national championship run, including the most watched game in the history of ...
Brandon McCoy. McCoy is the No. 1-ranked junior in the country and has such a complete game for his age. His defense is where he excels, locking down both positions in the backcourt.