It Was Not a Dunk!
Not to poop on everyone’s parade, but Superman did not dunk.
Dwight Howard riled up the crowd. He ripped off his jersey to reveal the Superman shirt, he wore the cape and he built the momentum. But, he never dunked the ball.
He clearly mistimes his jump, leaving him unable to reach the basket and forcing him to throw it at the net. He made no contact with the rim. This would be akin to Michael Jordan leaping from the free throw line only to the finger-roll the ball into the basket. It is 5′7″ Spud Webb attempting the 360 only to slam the ball straight into the rim.
He showed incredible athleticism by merely being able to reach the ball and somehow get it into the basket. It was great theatrics. It was exciting. But, it was not a dunk.
Tags: Dwight Howard, NBA All-Star Game, Orlando Magic, Slam Dunk Contest, Superman
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18 February 2008 at 9:42 pm
well yeah, it wasn’t a REAL dunk. but you gotta give it to him for his creativity. haha!