Top 10 Basketball Slam DunkersAuthor Peter Bjarkman has chosen ten basketball players whom he thinks best define the slam dunk style. Anecdotes, career statistics, and quotations of such greats as Charles Barkley, Darryl Dawkins, Clyde Drexler, Julius Erving, Darrell Griffith, Connie Hawkins, Michael Jordan, Shawn Kemp, Scottie Pippen, and Spud Webb all bring the excitement of the court to the reader. |
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... three straight seasons of 57 or more victories . He had climbed to the top of most Portland all - time team record lists , ranking first in club history in scoring , games played , minutes played , field goals made and attempted , free ...
... three straight seasons of 57 or more victories . He had climbed to the top of most Portland all - time team record lists , ranking first in club history in scoring , games played , minutes played , field goals made and attempted , free ...
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... three straight national championships . Hawkins was considered a legendary scorer from the playgrounds of Brook- lyn who had already starred in the rival American Basketball Association . Now he was bringing his game into the NBA . For ...
... three straight national championships . Hawkins was considered a legendary scorer from the playgrounds of Brook- lyn who had already starred in the rival American Basketball Association . Now he was bringing his game into the NBA . For ...
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... Three straight times Webb amazed both fans and judges with his twisting slams and his own perfect scores of ten . Webb would soon be conquering other seemingly insur- mountable obstacles in the years following his unlikely vic- tory in ...
... Three straight times Webb amazed both fans and judges with his twisting slams and his own perfect scores of ten . Webb would soon be conquering other seemingly insur- mountable obstacles in the years following his unlikely vic- tory in ...
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Air Jordan airborne Alcindor All-Star Game already American Basketball Association Angeles Lakers athlete Atlanta Hawks backboard ball basket basketball's greatest battle BORN CAREER champion championship Charles Barkley Chicago Bulls club CLYDE DREXLER Clyde the Glide Connie Hawkins court crowd Darrell Griffith DARRYL DAWKINS defender Dominique Wilkins dramatic electrifies fans Final Four final round floor Guard head-to-head HEIGHT High Flyers high-flying hoop huge Julius Erving league league's leap legendary Louisville Malone matchup Michael Jordan Milwaukee National Basketball NBA arena NBA Slam Dunk NCAA nickname night opponents perform Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia Sixers Phoenix Suns PLAYOFF points per game Portland power moves rebounds Sacramento Kings scoring average Scottie Pippen season Seattle Shawn Kemp showcase Slam Dunk Contest SLAM DUNKERS slammed home soared spectacular sport Spud Webb star style of play superstars talented teammates television three straight Trail Blazers UCLA unstoppable unusual rookie Utah Jazz victories York Nets