Slam Dunk By Darren Rovell
This is the only slam dunk I’ve seen in a high school game in nearly 20 years. The slam was performed by 8th grader Danny Bradley of Pearl River (N.Y.) Academy during Saturday’s regular-season finale against the New York Institute of Technology. The ball dropped from eight feet high to halfcourt, and the 13-year-old slammed the ball down.
Unreal. Yes, we’re talking about Danny Bradley of New York. pic.twitter.com/BtDO2i8z8h — Basketball On Watch (@BasketballOnWatch) March 12, 2017
On this jump, Bradley had already dunked with a teammate several times. He had earned MVP honors earlier in the game. And yet he tried another dunk with a teammate waiting. This was clearly the best option.
Had this been any other game, I’d assume the real Slam dunk was from this year’s high school slam contest. At least he wasn’t slinging passes for points like Jamar Smith in 2014.
The speed in which he showed off that body in high school made me shake my head. Now I need to see him go to college.
Meanwhile, here’s the dunk I can remember in nearly 20 years of covering high school basketball. It was from 2001, a game between Manchester (N.H.) High and Southern New Hampshire.
I’m a big Slam Dunk Contest fan. I love seeing these guys on national TV get their groove on. I know a lot of kids wish they’d get more chances to show their stuff in that contest. There’s also a lot of incredible dunks that come and go in that contest.
I was crushed when Karl-Anthony Towns, the 2016 Slam Dunk Champion, got hurt earlier this year. The absence of Towns was obvious. Just a couple of years after his slam dunk in 2014, I’m sad he’s not part of this contest. It’s a great dunk contest. But it’s not the same without Towns in it.
Jason writes a weekly column for CBS Local Sports. He is a native New Yorker, sans the elitism of grades, hobbies, trips to the bar, and nights out on the town. He has been watching the NBA since 1989, and is a frequent contributor to WIKE TV and CBS Local.
Slam Dunk Session: Nate Robinson
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Nate Robinson is a two-time NCAA champion with the University of Colorado, four-time National Basketball Association All-Star and two-time Slam Dunk Champion. He holds the NBA record for most slam dunks made with the same dribble. Robinson has played in the NBA for seven seasons, earning the league’s Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man
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Jared Sullinger is a two-time NCAA Champion with the University of Massachusetts and was drafted fourth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2012. He has appeared in 47 NBA games in his two-year career and has earned a starting position as a big man for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2013. Sullinger has made multiple appearances on College Gameday.
Isaiah Thomas is a two-time National Championship Champion and 2013 NCAA Final Four MVP. Thomas played in the NBA from 2014 to 2016. He is currently signed to the New York Knicks.
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Slam Dunk , the NBA’s official contest of basketball trick shots, won this year’s MTV Sports Award for Best Sport Event of 2014. On March 27, more than 50 basketball superstars and celebrities and the biggest dunks in the NBA’s history competed in slam dunk competition that showcased dazzling dunks from the best basketball players in the world. It wasn’t a normal slam dunk contest. One celebrity wasn’t allowed to compete.
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The Slam Dunk Contest debuted on the NBA’s top stage in 1984. The competitors faced a series of timed rounds to attempt to set new world records. It was based on an American Football-style format, except in basketball, a standard half-court slam shot is the most challenging slam dunk. Twenty-four years later, Slam Dunk moved to ESPN. NBA legends Michael Jordan, Dennis Scott, and Larry Nance took part in Slam Dunk in 2003.
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1Nate Robinson is a two-time NCAA champion with the University of Colorado, four-time National Basketball Association All-Star and two-time Slam Dunk Champion.
2Nate Robinson is a two-time National Championship Champion and 2013 NCAA Final Four MVP.
3Jared Sullinger is a two-time NCAA champion with the University of Massachusetts and was drafted fourth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2012. He has appeared in 47 NBA games in his two-year career and has earned a starting position as a big man for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2013. Sullinger has made multiple appearances on College Gameday.