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]

4 days ago · Book Review. Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery and the Soul of the Slam Dunk. By Mike Sielski St. Martin’s Press: 368 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a ...

3 days ago · The Slam Dunk Contest, which has come under fire in recent years, will again be the main event. Again, the league has not announced the official format or rules, but it should be the same as the ...

Slam Dunk (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It was serialized in Shueisha 's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1990 to June 1996, with the chapters collected into 31 tankōbon volumes.

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest (officially known as the AT&T Slam Dunk) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. [1] Sports Illustrated wrote "the dunk contest was the best halftime invention since the bathroom." [2] [3]The contest was conceived of and started by the American Basketball Association (ABA) for its 1976 ABA All-Star Game in ...

Slam Dunk (スラムダンク, Suramu Danku) is a sports-themed manga series written by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shōhoku High School. It was first serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan from 1990 to 1996, and had also been adapted into an anime series by Toei Animation, which had been...

Towering, unlucky-in-love high school slacker Hanamichi meets his dream girl Haruko, who gets him into basketball and teaches him how to dunk.

Feb 17, 2024 · The slam dunk contest will directly follow the skills challenge, 3-point contest and the inaugural Steph Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu 3-point challenge. How to watch 2024 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest

Feb 15, 2024 · "At that time, the Slam Dunk Contest was at an all-time high," Wilkins said. "It was the event, the must-see event of All-Star weekend." Nance and Erving came back for a second year.

Oct 16, 1993 · Slam Dunk! Is a sports comedy anime telling a story of a school basketball team and a newcomer Sakuragi Hanamichi, who basicly joins the club just to get the attention of a girl after being dumped by girls way too many times in the past.