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Slam Dunk is a term coined by Chick Hearn.

A "slam dunk" is performed in basketball when a player manually guides the ball through the rim grabbing the rim shortly after the ball passes through the cylinder. This is a standard shot worth 2 points. There are many ways to accomplish this and players are constantly comming up with new dunks, or modifying existing ones, in particular at the occasion of the Slam Dunk Contest held during the annual All Star break. Strictly speaking a dunk is considered as offensive goaltending, and this is why dunks were against regulations in the early days of the game. However due to the immense popularity of dunks they were eventually allowed.

Among basketball fans the word dunk is used in place of slam dunk, sometimes even as a verb: for example, "John dunked on Edd". Other words for slam dunk include, "Jam", "Slam", "bang", and "Throw-down".

Contents 1 Dunks in the NBA 2 Notable NBA dunkers 3 Use of "Slam Dunk" off the Court 4 See also 5 External links

Dunks in the NBA

There is no doubt that the NBA has greatly influenced basketball across the world, and there is no doubt that the dunk has greatly influenced the NBA. Year by year, players jump higher, jump farther, and get more hangtime. NBA players are some of the best athletes in the world, and they put their talents on display as they glide through the air on the way to the hoop. Dunks are a staple of the NBA. The popularity of the dunk will continue to spread around the world as the NBA does.

Notable NBA dunkers

Guards Gilbert Arenas – Washington Wizards Elgin Baylor - Retired Brent Barry – San Antonio Spurs Kobe Bryant – Los Angeles Lakers Vince Carter "Vinsanity" – New Jersey Nets Jamal Crawford – New York Knicks Baron Davis "B-Diddy" – Golden State Warriors Ricky Davis – Boston Celtics Emanuel Ginobili "Manu" – San Antonio Spurs Darrell Griffith "Dr. Dunkenstein" - Retired Clyde Drexler - Retired Michael Jordan "His Airness" - Retired Steve Francis "The Franchise" – Orlando Magic Anfernee Hardaway "Penny" – New York Knicks Connie Hawkins – Retired Josh Howard - Dallas Mavericks Earvin Johnson "Magic" – Retired Fred Jones – Indiana Pacers Tracy McGrady "T-Mac" – Houston Rockets Paul Pierce – Boston Celtics Jason Richardson "J-Rich" – Golden State Warriors Quentin Richardson "Q-Rich" – New York Knicks J.R. Smith - New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Kenny Smith "The Jet" - Retired Dwyane Wade "The Flash" - Miami Heat Spud Webb - Retired

Forwards Chris Andersen "Birdman" - New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Charles Barkley - Retired Jonathan Bender - Indiana Pacers Carlos Boozer – Utah Jazz Darryl Dawkins "Chocolate Thunder" - Retired Tim Duncan "The Big Fundamental" – San Antonio Spurs Julius Erving "Dr. J" - Retired Kevin Garnett "KG" – Minnesota Timberwolves Drew Gooden – Cleveland Cavaliers Horace Grant - Retired Al Harrington – Atlanta Hawks Grant Hill – Orlando Magic Dwight Howard - Orlando Magic Andre Iguodala "Iggy" – Philadelphia 76ers LeBron James "King James" – Cleveland Cavaliers Richard Jefferson "R.J." – New Jersey Nets Joe Johnson – Atlanta Hawks Shawn Kemp "The Rain-Man" - Orlando Magic David Lee – New York Knicks Karl Malone "The Mailman" - Retired Shawn Marion "The Matrix" – Phoenix Suns Kenyon Martin "K-Mart" – Denver Nuggets Jamal Mashburn - Retired Desmond Mason – New Orleans Hornets Darius Miles "D-Miles" – Portland Trailblazers Larry Nance - Retired Nenê "Nene Hilario" – Denver Nuggets Scottie Pippen "Pip" - Retired Byron Scott – Retired Josh Smith – Atlanta Hawks Latrell Sprewell "Spree" - Free Agent Amare Stoudemire "Mar-Ray" - Phoenix Suns Stromile Swift "Stro" - Houston Rockets David Thompson – Retired Gerald Wallace – Charlotte Bobcats Kenny Walker "Sky Walker" - Retired Chris Webber "C-Webb" – Philadelphia 76ers Dominique Wilkins - Retired James Worthy - Retired

Centers Chris Bosh - Toronto Raptors Wilt Chamberlain "The Stilt" - Deceased Eddy Curry – New York Knicks Samuel Dalembert "Sammy" – Philadelphia 76ers Erick Dampier - Dallas Mavericks Patrick Ewing - Retired Moses Malone - Retired Alonzo Mourning "Zo" – Miami Heat Jermaine O'Neal - Indiana Pacers Shaquille O'Neal "Shaq" "The Diesel" "The Big Aristotle" – Miami Heat Hakeem Olajuwon - Retired David Robinson "The Admiral" - Retired Ben Wallace "Big Ben" - Detroit Pistons C-Webb with the one-handed throwdown

Use of "Slam Dunk" off the Court

The word slam dunk is often used outside of basketball, usually to signify success or something that is easily accomplished. For example, one could say "this case is a slam dunk", or, "that was a slam dunk performance". These uses of the word slam dunk are often seen as corny, cheesy, and outdated.

See also

Slam Dunk Contest

External links

• best slam dunks ever
• NBA

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