| It's the play that makes crowds jump to their feet, | | | | These dunk stars generally play as guard or small |
| players jump from their benches and people who are | | | | forward. They are NBA's showmen, and add greatly |
| watching at home jump off the couch and yell, "Holy | | | | to the game's crowd appeal. Two other Skywalkers |
| crap, did you see that?" It's the slam-dunk - the | | | | whose name inspires awe are Clyde Drexler, |
| most electrifying and exciting play in basketball. | | | | nicknamed "Clyde the Glide" and Toronto Raptors |
| Whether it's a power dunk that nearly breaks the | | | | star Vince Carter. |
| backboard or an acrobatic aerial maneuver where the | | | | Then there are power dunkers. These players use |
| player twists and turns in the air, a slam dunk gets | | | | their strength to dunk the ball with immense force. |
| players and fans fired up and can change the | | | | They are the team's "big men". They dunk through |
| momentum of the game. | | | | and over their opponents. Some of the NBA's |
| The high point of a basketball match is a slam-dunk | | | | famous power dunkers include Antonio Davis of the |
| and the NBA basketball dunks are by far the most | | | | Toronto Raptors, Chris Webber of the Sacramento |
| exciting shots hit on any basketball courts. These | | | | Kings, Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves |
| dunks, executed by NBA stars, bring out the best | | | | and Rasheed Wallace of the Portland Trail Blazers. |
| from the crowds. They roar, they cheer, and they | | | | These dunkers mostly played as the power forward |
| applaud every basketball dunk. The players too love | | | | or center. Their dunking feats are legendary. In fact, |
| the dunks, and have come up with different dunking | | | | Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal. Shaq used |
| styles. | | | | to dunk so hard that he actually broke the basketball |
| On of the most popular NBA dunks are skywalking. | | | | backboard at times. Darryl Dawkins was another |
| These NBA stars, also known as skywalkers or aerial | | | | center that broke backboards with his monster hits. |
| artists, literally hang in the air before releasing the ball. | | | | Jumping is another form associated with dunking, and |
| Some of the well-known exponents of this form of | | | | the name most commonly referred with this form of |
| dunking are Kobe Bryant of Los Angeles Lakers, | | | | dunking is that of the former NBA guard Spud Webb. |
| rookie Jason Richardson of the Golden State | | | | In vertical dunking a player jumps vertically from a |
| Warriors and Steve Francis of the Houston Rockets. | | | | stationary position before making a dunk. |