Dunking does not display basketball skillonly height advantage, allen wrote in his 1937 book. These men are legendary for their indomitable play on the. The 6 8 center out of baylor scored 17 points in her first appearance with the mercury and became the first player in wnba history to dunk twice during a single game. Atlanta hawks stats womens national basketball association. Page 3 top 5 most disrespectful dunks in nba history. The 86 class was fraught with absolute franchise changing bombs that would derail some of the greatest franchises in nba history for decades. Brittney griner sets wnba record with two dunks in debut. Today, well take a look at the top 10 shortest players to ever dunk in an nba game. The women s national basketball association is women major basketball league in america. Nbas top 100 dunks of 2018 boosh sports buzzworthy. Til only 20 slam dunks have been made in wnba history, and of them were made by a single playerbrittney griner. Page 2 top 5 most disrespectful dunks in nba history. Of the top 10 picks in the draft only two, chuck persons and ron harper, would play more than 10 seasons in the nba and two of the top 5 picks would play less than 2 seasons in the nba. For those who do not know, a disrespectful dunk is a unique type of poster dunk.
Sportsnation has spoken and scottie pippen can now lay claim to having produced the best poster dunk in the history of the nba. Top 10 slam dunks in human history greatest dunks of all time kobe bryant top 10 facial dunks. Nba players first dunks in nba history michael jordan, kobe bryant, vince carter, lebron james. When she first started playing basketball at 12, laeticia amihere. A slam dunk, also simply dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player. The womens national book association papers document the history and work of the womens national book association from their founding in 1917 until today. Nice dive by towns, nice delivery and obviously the finish wasnt too shabby. From the top 10 alltime scorers in the wnba, only one of them has dunked during a game. At its apex, the nba dunk contest is the leagues finest display of individual flexing, with players showing off their creativity and imagination by. Posted by tschall23 on april 5, 2019 april 4, 2019. Ahead are the top 10 posterizing dunks in nba history. The women s national basketball association wnba is a professional basketball league in the united states. Til only 20 slam dunks have been made in wnba history, and. Pippen rolled through the tournament with ease and defeated former.
We will introduce you the top 10 highest paid wnba players. The full records of the wnba organization are housed in an offsite facility of the columbia university library. I only know that because im from tennessee and when she played for the lady vols she dunked on fools all the time. For 10 years from now for three or four girls entering the dunk contest. Some of the more original slang terms that are used in basketball circles carry more interesting bookie soft is a pay per head software for bookies.
Nothing has changed this year as the dunks have been nothing short of spectacular. Blake griffins dunk is not nearly the greatest nba dunk of alltime. Top 10 dunks of nba slam dunk winners20002018 duration. Brittney griner had as many dunks in her first wnba game. However, carters dunk over weiss was the best ever. The 10 greatest ingame dunkers in nba history sportsbreak. I really do think taj gibsons monster 2handed dunk on.
The slam dunk is usually the highest percentage shot and a crowd pleaser. How viral dunkers can revolutionize womens basketball. Top 10 plays of the 2018 wnba regular season youtube. Now this is just a spectacular play by brown over the greek not fortunate that gibson was there to collect it two and a half to play in the quarter. The league was founded on april 22, 1996, as the womens counterpart to the national basketball association nba, and league play started in 1997. Top 10 best nba all star dunk contest dunks all time 1984 2016 duration. Brittney yevette griner born october 18, 1990 is an american professional basketball player. Tripledoubles in wnba history regular season player team opponent date stats sheryl swoopes houston comets detroit 72799 14 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists margo dydek utah starzz orlando 6 7. Needless to say, some players have a much easier time dunking than others due to their height and athleticism, but over the course of the years, some tiny players have also managed to slam dunk the basketball. We went diggin in the crates to find the 100 best dunks of the nba season. With nba allstar weekend inching closer, hnhh takes a look at some of the best dunk contests ever. Today, we are looking at the best ingame dunkers throughout nba history who throw these dunks down when it matters, and with defenders foolishly attempting to stop them. Brittney griner had as many dunks in her first wnba game as any other player has had in her career. Fly high with pro basketballs biggest stars in slam dunk.
December 24, 2017 the best dunks from week 10 in the nba. Ranking the top 10 shortest players to dunk in the nba. Charlotte smith only the 2nd female player in ncaa history to dunk in a game. There are then those remarkable athletes who have combined both to extraordinary effect. Yeah and candace parker was the second woman in history to dunk in the wnba. Donate to support the continued activism of the wnba. So insane, so seemingly unreal, and so ferocious that there cant even really be.
Watch brittney griner slam down the first dunk in wnba playoff history. Check out the best rimrattling and posterizing jams with the top 10 dunks of the week. Ranking the most vicious, outrageous, and disrespectful dunks in the history of the nba. Slam dunk top 10 lists of everything in basketball by. In honor of womens history month, look back on all the dunks in wnba history. Evin demirel blogs more about historys first dunks at. First dunk in the history of the wnba, by lisa leslie, in 2002. If, and only if, henry p knapps answer doesnt apply here since it wasnt in the nba below are my suggestions. The slam dunk is the defining art form of the nba and weve worked hard to build the definitive list of the 30 greatest dunks in nba history. Dwyane wade and east bench react to awesome jordan kilganon dunk. Griner dunked 52 times in 32 games as a senior, setting a singlegame. As soon as the wnba gets to 10 dunks ever, i will totally post that, i think theyre at 7 or 8 right now.
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