Slam dunk

Slam Dunk is a term chiefly only known in North America and amongst followers of US basketball. It derives from basketball, where a slam dunk (or sometimes just dunk) is a particular method of scoring points. In a slam dunk, the player, holding the ball in one or both hands, leaps off the floor and jams the ball directly into the basket, and then usually hangs from the hoop for a second or two. The slam dunk is one of the most visually impressive moves in all of basketball.

List of famous dunkers

• Elgin Baylor
• Wilt Chamberlain
• Connie Hawkins who reportedly made his first slam dunk at the age of 11
• Julius Erving ("Dr. J")
• Darryl Dawkins
• James Worthy
• David Thompson
• Moses Malone
• Michael Jordan
• Charles Barkley
• Larry Nance
• Clyde Drexler
• Kenny Smith
• Kenny Walker
• Dominique Wilkins
• Byron Scott
• Spud Webb
• Karl Malone
• Shawn Kemp
• Tom Chambers
• Shaquille O'Neal
• David Robinson
• Larry Johnson
• Harold Miner
• Scottie Pippen
• Chris Webber
• Latrell Sprewell
• Isiah Rider
• Brent Barry
• Allen Iverson
• Grant Hill
• Jerry Stackhouse
• Rasheed Wallace
• Ben Wallace
• Kevin Garnett
• Kobe Bryant
• Steve Francis
• Tracy McGrady
• Nenê
• Antoine Walker
• Paul Pierce
• Jason Richardson
• Amare Stoudemire
• Vince Carter
• LeBron James
• Dwyane Wade
• J.R Smith
• Josh Smith
• Patrick Ewing

Female basketball players Cheryl Miller and Lisa Leslie have also been known to make a slam dunk.

Related Topics:
Cheryl Miller - Lisa Leslie

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