dunks

Some people watch baseball for the home runs. Or NASCAR for the crashes. In the case of basketball, its most prized highlight is the slam dunk, or dunk for short.

Videos of the best, dare we say "sickest," dunks are everywhere, and one amateur slam dunk artist was nominated for a YouTube award in 2007.

But that's in a gym. In actual games, dunks are exciting and can result in "posterization," or belittlement of the defender. Great dunks always mention the dunker and the dunked on, and typically "better," "nastier" dunks are done by shorter players against taller competitors. Hence John Starks' dunk over his taller foes Michael Jordan AND Horace Grant in 1993 being called "The Dunk."

The annual NBA Slam-Dunk Competition always creates a flurry of videos, especially when a creative dunk, such as Dwight Howard's "sticker dunk" in 2007, occurs.

And once in a while, dunks are mesmerizing when they end in writhing pain in the backyard on a trampoline.

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  The Top Dunks of the NBA Season so Far
  Shannon Brown, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Travis Outlaw have made some exciting plays this season.
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “dunks”

 

• Andrew Bogut Posterizes Boris Diaw!

  
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  Check out this monster dunk from Andrew Bogut as he throws down the facial on Boris Diaw in Game 3 against the Spurs!
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• ShoeZeum Owner Jordan Geller Is Selling His Collection on eBay

  
  Highkickz blog — Authority: 131
  Jordan Geller owns the largest sneaker collection in the world.  His collection has been featured on  ”Pawn Stores”  and is in the Guinness World Record Books for largest sneaker collection in the world. Jordan Geller is now retiring his sneaker collection and is auctioning all his sneakers on eBay.com ...
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• Nike Dunk Sky Hi VT QS

  
  EU Kicks | European Sneaker Magazine — Authority: 579
  Nike Sportswear has found success with the wedge soled Dunk Sky Hi. Next up for the sneaker is this brown and green color combination. The build features brown leather on the toe and side panel while the heel and collar are set in light green Vac-Tech molded glossy leather. The kicks just landed in Seoul [...] The ...
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• Nike SB Dunk Low Blue/Yellow-Green

  
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  Looking to drop later this year is a new Nike SB Dunk Low colorway in blue/yellow/green. The sneaker comes in a blue leather based upper contrasted with yellow on the Swoosh and suede heel wrap. A white midsole is used for contrast along with green on the detailing of the sneaker. No release info as [...]
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• Watch Blue Chip Recruit Kevon Looney Posterize a Defender

  
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  Watch this clip from last week of Class of 2014 6-8 Kevon Looney (Milwaukee Hamilton High School) putting his defender on a poster on the break. Beastly: Looney has offers from Duke, Cincinnati, Florida, Georgetown, Kansas, Louisville, and more.
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• Manu Ginobili Unleashed a Monster One-Hand Dunk on the Warriors Tonight

  
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  Back in the day when he was an emerging star in the Italian League with Kinder Bologna, Manu Ginobili was known for his explosive athleticism. Over the years, that aspect of his game gave way to overwhelming craft and guile, but as we saw in the first half tonight, he can still bring the thunder [...] The post Manu ...
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• Nike Dunk High AC White/Black-Red

  
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  Nike is set to release their Dunk High AC in a familiar white/black/red colorway. The colorway’s influence is well known, making use of a red/white upper offset by black on the Swoosh and detailing. To add a little more flair is a multi-colored tongue tab. These are available now for pre-order through Titolo.
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• Sneaker Nicknames Explained: “Red Eagle,” “When Pigs Fly,” “Bred” and More

  
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  The days of simply using a classic colorway to describe sneakers are all but long gone. In these times, quick, relatable nicknames are easier to identify with, allowing a sneaker’s story to be told in a shortened way  for a culture used to quickly receiving information. Nice Kicks continues to shed light on some ...
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• LeBron James Top 10 MVP Plays Of The 2012-13 Season

  
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  LeBron James won his fourth MVP trophy in five years and his second in a row this past Sunday. Winning 120 of 121 votes (someone voted for the Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony), LeBron averaged 26.8 points on 56.5% shooting with 8.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists and led the Heat to a 66-16 record which included a 27 ...
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• NBA Top 50 Dunks Of The 2012-2013 Season Countdown (Video)

  
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  By JAMES HSU - Karma Jello Deandre Jordan put Brandon Knight in a casket when he pulled off the best dunk of the 12-13 NBA Season. Check out the rest of the top dunks, featuring Lebron, Blake, and rookie high flyer Harrison Barnes. List Of Top 50 Dunks (2012-2013 Season) #50 Jimmy Butler alley ...
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• Examples: NYLON x Nike iD Dunk Hi

  
  EU Kicks | European Sneaker Magazine — Authority: 579
  The beginning of the week saw NYLON Magazine take over the Dunk Hi and Low on Nike iD, allowing people to create their co-branded colorway of the sneaker. Like the NYLON Magazine Dunks that released in 2009, the uppers are nylon built. The Nylon branding comes into play on the translucent outsole and tongue tag. [...] ...
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• Nike WMNS Dunk Sky Hi | Gum, Birch & Bright Citrus

  
  EU Kicks | European Sneaker Magazine — Authority: 579
  Nikes wedge heeled reworking of the Dunk, known as the Sky Hi is set to release in June in this canvas and leather built edition. The Swoosh is set in glossy orange leather with the rest of the upper fitted in a striped textured birch shimmering leather mixed in with a canvas side panel. The [...] The post Nike WMNS ...
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• Incredible Soccer-Inspired Alley-Oop by Pat The Roc at the CRL Good Life Foundation (NASTY)

  
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  Im giving serious points here for creativity and execution. The pass should actually get more points than the dunk but when you put them both together, this is one of the better dunk contest slams Ive seen in a long time. Pat the Roc was the dude who threw it down and this took place at the “CRL Good Life ...
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• NYLON Magazine x Nike iD Dunk

  
  EU Kicks | European Sneaker Magazine — Authority: 579
  Back in 2009, Nylon Magazine created a collection of Nike Dunks, aptly built with full nylon uppers. Now in an interesting move, Nylon has again teamed with Nike, though this time with Nike iD. The Dunk features the NYLON tag on the tongue and outsole while the color palette was apparently chosen by the Magazine [...] ...
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• Is 14-Year-Old Seventh Woods The Next Big Thing In Basketball?

  
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  Probably the most hyped freshmen in high school basket in recent time, the highlight machine known as Seventh Woods has been making the rounds with his dunks and no look passes.  Just a week a highlight video of the 14-year-old hit the internet and right away he drew comparisons to another high school ...
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• Taj Gibson Obliterated Kris Humphries

  
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  Oh Kris. Oh, oh Kris. Read more...        
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• Gerald Green Serves Up the FACIAL on Josh Smith

  
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  Check out Gerald Green driving, elevating and serving up the FACIAL on Josh Smith! Nasty. It wasn’t the only huge poster dunk an Atlanta Hawks’ defender was on the receiving end of last night …
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• Roy Hibbert With the POSTER on Ivan Johnson!

  
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  Check out big man Roy Hibbert with the dunk of the playoffs so far as he POSTERIZES Ivan Johnson in Game 2 on his way to helping the Pacers to a 2-0 series lead!
  3 weeks ago

• Tuesday’s NBA Playoffs recap

  
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  The opening weekend of this year’s NBA Playoffs was largely a snooze-fest, with the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors providing the only close contest of all of the opening games (thanks, Andre Miller!). Monday’s pair of games showed a marked improvement in competitive balance, starting with the Chicago ...
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• Harrison Barnes Reverses It On Anthony Randolph!

  
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  Check out Harrison Barnes getting the step on big man Anthony Randolph before exploding for the reverse dunk all over him!
  3 weeks ago

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