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1967 and made legal two years later.
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Kobe Bryant's favorote thing about basketball?
doing 3 pointer shot and slam dunks
What are slam dunks?
A slam dunk (or simply a dunk) is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both hands over the rim. This is considered a normal field goal attempt; if successful it is worth two points. The term "slam dunk" was coined by Los Angeles Lakers announcer Chick Hearn. Prior to that, it was known as a dunk shot.The slam dunk is one of the highest percentage shots one can attempt in basketball as well as one of the most crowd-pleasing plays. Other terms for slam dunk include "jam," "yam,", "flambledamble", "direct basket penetration", "slamalamadingdong", "boom," "bang," "punch," "stuff," "flush," "cram," "spike," "yoke," "thrust," "wizzle-wozzle," "poke," "boo yahh," or "throw down." Slam dunks are also performed as entertainment outside of the game, especially during slam dunk contests. Perhaps the most popular such contest is the NBA Slam Dunk Contest held during the annual NBA All-Star Weekend.. The first slam dunk contest was held during an American Basketball Association All Star Game.Dunking was banned in the NCAA from 1967 to 1976. Many have attributed this to the dominance of the then-college phenomenon Lew Alcindor (now called Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) upon his entry into the NCAA. Subsequently, the no-dunking rule is sometimes referred to as the "Lew Alcindor rule."
Who was the first person to slam dunk a basketball in the ABA?
George gervin
Did slamball originate from basketball and are most of the rules similar?
yeah, slamball originated from basketball. the rules are quite similar. But not all of the rules are the same. Slamball is where you slam the ball. Basketball is when you use a ball to get it in a basket.
Witch NBA player hasn't won the NBA slam dunk contest Shawn kemp or Kobe Bryant?
SHAWN KEMP has never won the NATIONAL ASSOTIATION BASKETBALL SLAM DUNK CONTEST
Where did Michael Jordan make his dunks?
Michael Jordan made his slam dunks on the basketball court during basketball games.
Did DRJ make slam dunks?
If he's black he made slam dunks. no racism intended
Where can one view Vince Carter slam dunks?
Videos of slam dunks that Vince Carter has made can be watched at the NBA website, Slam Online, NBA Dunks, Meta Cafe and at YouTube. The SB Nation website has a list of all of his slam dunks and select videos of the most recent.
Kobe Bryant's favorote thing about basketball?
doing 3 pointer shot and slam dunks
3 things about basketball people don't know?
in 1967 slam dunks were made illegalin 1976 slam dunks were made legal againa man called Marco Hung only said one word after his father told him basketball was his hobby before he died and that was basketball.In 1967, slam dunks were considered illegal; after nine years, it became legal again.first backboard was made of wire, game was made in the YMCA ( I think), there used to be no 3 point line
What NBA team made the most slam dunks this season?
Orlando magic
Year slam dunk became illegal?
The slam dunk has never been against the rules, or 'illegal' in the National Basketball Association. However, the NCAA made dunking against the rules in college games from 1967-1976.
How many slam dunks did Micheal Jordan do?
10,296
How many dunks did Dwyane Wade have this season?
I think Dwyane Wade has 168 slam dunks this season.
How did Michael Jordan change America?
of course Michael Jordan saved the world in basketball with his slam dunks and creativ ways to dunk it
How many slam-dunks did John Wall do?
To many to count
What shots do basketball players make most often?
The odds are the closer the player is to the basket when they shoot, the better chance they have to make the shot. That would make layups and slam dunks the shots that basketball players make the most often.
