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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.
Carter opened a restaurant named for himself in Daytona Beach in 2010. His mother operated the restaurant. They sold it in January 2017 for $4.3 million . [149] Carter signed a sponsorship deal with Puma prior to his first NBA season, and his first signature shoe, the Puma Vinsanity, was released. [150]
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]
FILE- New Jersey Nets’ Vince Carter goes up for a dunk during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks Sunday, March 8, 2009 in East Rutherford, N.J.
Vince Carter. An eight-time All-Star during his NBA-record 22 seasons. The NBA Rookie of the Year in 1999, Carter is the only player to play in four different decades. He won an Olympic gold medal ...
Vince Carter: Known for his spectacular dunking, Carter was an eight-time NBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist and 1999 Rookie of the Year during his 22 seasons. Suiting up for eight NBA teams in ...
Weis is best known for having been posterized by the United States' Vince Carter, during a basketball game between the U.S. and France at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games on 25 September 2000. After getting the ball off a steal , the 6'6" (1.98 m) Carter drove to the basket and spread his legs as he jumped over the 7'2" (2.18 m) Weis before ...
Carter played three seasons at UNC and was first-team All-American in 1998. He averaged 15.6 points and led the ACC in field goal shooting as a junior, his third and final collegiate season.