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Slam Dunk (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue.It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1990 to June 1996, with the chapters collected into 31 tankōbon volumes.
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]
One of his most exciting dunks was a high-flying dunk over former Slam Dunk Contest winner, 5'7" Spud Webb. The 2006 Slam Dunk Contest was also the first Dunk Contest in history to have a "Dunk Off", the equivalent to a Dunk Contest overtime, between Knicks point guard Nate Robinson and shooting guard Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers ...
The "Dunk of Death" ("le dunk de la mort" in French) refers to a slam dunk by American basketball player Vince Carter during the 2000 Summer Olympics. After a steal, the 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Carter, leapt over 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) French player Frédéric Weis. The dunk is widely considered one of the greatest and most famous of all time.
Takehiko Inoue (井上 雄彦, Inoue Takehiko, born 12 January 1967) is a Japanese manga artist.He is best known for the basketball series Slam Dunk (1990–1996), and the jidaigeki manga Vagabond, which are two of the best-selling manga series in history.
The First Slam Dunk (stylized in all caps [6]) is a 2022 Japanese animated sports film written and directed by Takehiko Inoue, produced by Toei Animation and DandeLion Animation Studio. It is based on Inoue's Slam Dunk manga series.
Voiced by: Yoku Shioya (anime), Shugo Nakamura (The First Slam Dunk), Miyuri Shimabukuro (young; The First Slam Dunk) (Japanese); Paul Castro Jr. (The First Slam Dunk) (English) Ryota Miyagi (宮城 リョータ, Miyagi Ryōta) is the point guard of the Shohoku team and Hanamichi Sakuragi's closest "friend" on the team. His jersey is number 7 ...
Slam Dunk or Kung Fu Dunk, a 2008 Chinese film loosely based on the manga; Slam Dunk, a Japanese manga series by Takehiko Inoue; Sister's Slam Dunk, a South Korean variety show; Slamdunk Film Festival, a "counter-festival" in Park City, Utah, held during the Sundance Film Festival 1998-2003