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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]
The Slam Dunk Contest was held the following night. Each of the four contestants performed two slam dunks in the first round. A panel of five judges, including former champion Dominique Wilkins and Spud Webb, [31] [32] then scored the dunks to determine the final round pairing. [27]
Open All Night is the second album by the American band the Georgia Satellites, released in 1988. [2] [3] The band promoted the album by opening for Robert Plant on a North American tour. [4] Open All Night peaked at No. 77 on the Billboard 200. [5]
Twelve years later, Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors stunned fans with arguably the league's best slam dunk performance that included a 360-degree windmill and an "elbow-in-the-rim" dunk.
The fan, named Chris, was trying to showcase his dunking prowess and enlisted the Dallas Mavs legend and Hall of Famer to stand in front of the hoop so he could jump over him and dunk.
Shaquille O'Neal's 13-year-old daughter, Me'arah O'Neal, can dunk. Her older brother, Shareef, posted a video to his Twitter account on Tuesday night of the young baller throwing down on a ...
Modeled after All Star Saturday Night, the Dream Factory events featured players from the NBA D-League. Like the D-League All-Star Game, Dream Factory was held on the NBA Jam Session practice court. Events included: H–O–R–S–E Competition: Held in 2008 and 2009. Hot-Shot Competition: Held in 2008. Slam Dunk Contest: Held from 2008 to 2018.
[4] [5] In the Rookie Challenge, the Sophomores defeated the Rookies, with Sophomores' Kevin Durant named as the game MVP. In the All-Star Saturday Night events, Nate Robinson won his second Slam Dunk Contest while Daequan Cook and Derrick Rose won the Three-Point Shootout and Skills Challenge respectively. Team Detroit won their second ...