Video - Dwight Howard Superman Dunk
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Patrick +4Give it up to Howard. He owned this dunk contest.-
And One Just wish I could hype this more than once.
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brantheory Best slam dunk contest since Vince won in 2000. -
carty64 Not a dunk, his hand never touched the rim. The tap dunk was better -
Kicks carty64, you obviously never played basketball and/or don't know what a dunk is.-
carty64 obviously
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And One Kicks and Carty - everyone on Ball Hype loves basketball, including the two of you. Can we agree it was a magical display of physical prowess and leave it at that? Did you guys know that RedsArmy has come out on this site with his Dwight Howard Super-man crush? OK, I have to know - does your hand really have to touch the rim to be considered a dunk?
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brantheory I think technically speaking a dunk does require your hand to touch the ball. Then again, he did slam the ball down by throwing it in above the rim. All I know for sure is, the outfit, the music, the slam dunk brought the house down and that's good enough for me.
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carty64 No doubt he put on a great show, and he jumped about 26 feet in the air....but he didn't "dunk" it. Without the outfit and the lights and music it would have just been about an 8. Nonetheless, I watched it all, I laughed and yelled; it was very entertaining. Cupcake and tap dunk were my 2 fav -
Cupster33 Really how is this any different that any other dunk you see 50 times a week? -
JaketheSnake The definition of dunk from Merriam-Webster:
transitive verb
1 : to dip (as a piece of bread) into a beverage while eating
2 : to dip or submerge temporarily in liquid
3 : to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rimMerriam-Webster gives it a 10.
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And One Urban Dictionary definitions:
1. Dunk
970-1975 chevy car (capris, impala) after marketed hip-hop style
Trick Daddy calls himself a dunk rider
2. Dunk
1. to dip the ball into the cylinder of a basketball hoop
2. the best shoes ever made by nike1. SLAAAAAAM DUNK!
2. this pair of nike dunks are my favorite3. Dunk
Having to do with a women's glutes. You'll have to read this one for yourself.
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mad0214 I was a little dissapointed to be honest. If you are going to hype a dunk so much, at least it should be a dunk. Its called the dunk contest. I'm a big fan of Dwight's but i thought he good great scores and reactions off of hype while Green got no respect for that dunk in his socks -
Ben Q. Rock Afterwards, Dwight used the cape to clean up the fragments of Kenny Smith's skull.
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Dwight Howard Superman Dunk
Published 2/17/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
Filed under: Magic, Eastern, NBA All-Star GameIt's pretty safe to say that this dunk from Dwight Howard not only a) helped him win the slam dunk contest on Saturday night, but b) locked his 2008 performance into one of the all time great moments of creativity. The real question is, though ... does Dwight really know what's going on in that song? Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Dwight Howard's Superman Dunk
Published 2/17/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
Filed under: Magic, Eastern, NBA Videos, NBA Last Night, NBA All-Star GameIt's pretty safe to say that this dunk from Dwight Howard not only a) helped him win the slam dunk contest on Saturday night, but b) locked his 2008 performance into one of the all time great moments of creativity. There has been mention/discussion about whether or not Howard actually dunked the ball, since he technically threw the ball in ... but come on. The dood was so freaking high in the air that he could throw the ball through the hoop. It was ...
Dwight Howard Superman Dunk
Published 2/17/2008 by Brian at Depressed Fan
Dwight Howard stole the show tonight and claimed what should have rightfully been his last year, the Slam Dunk Contest crown. Check out the video of his Superman dunk below.
Dwight Howard is Superman
Published 2/17/2008 at BobcatsPlanet.com
In case you missed the Slam Dunk contest last night, take a look at Dwight Howard as Superman... Who knew that Superman is really a tall balck dude that plays ball for the Magic. ...
SUPERMAN HOWARD
Published 2/17/2008 by SPURSCENTER.com at This is SpursCenter
2008 Slam Dunk Contest: Dwight Howard Superman Dunk [Video]
Published 2/17/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
Normally I’m not a fan of Superman at all. I’m more of a Batman kinda guy myself but I’ll make an exception in this case. Dwight Howard’s performance as Superman will go down as one of the most creative dunks in Slam Dunk championship history and it was sick. It locked him in as the Slam Dunk Champion. Check it:
The crazy thing is he didn’t even really slam it. He just threw it threw the rim as hard as he could.
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Dwight "Superman" Howard Wins The 2008 Slam Dunk Contest, Saves The World
Published 2/17/2008 at FanIQ Blog
This was definitely a pretty good dunk contest this year. We saw some great creativity from both Dwight Howard and Gerald Green.
Green's two best dunks were definitely the "Birthday Cake Dunk" - which was pretty damn ridiculous - and his barefoot through the legs dunk. I know the barefoot dunk didn't win over a lot of people in the stands, but that was a pretty impressive dunk to do barefoot - as Dr. J pointed out.
As for Howard, he just kept coming with great stuff all night. From the modified Andre Iguodala dunk (awesome), to the tap pass off the backboard ...
CW & Bonk's Slam Dunk Contest Recap
Published 2/17/2008 by College Wolf at TWolvesBlog
CW & Bonk's 07-08 Slam Dunk Contest Recap It's the All-Star weekend event that we've all been waiting for, the Wham Bam Thankyou Mam Slam Dunk Contest. Bonk and I will presenting you the drunken ramblings very educated and insightful analysis from Saturday night's contest in all it's glory. Who had the goods and truly measured up? If you are reading this, you already know who won... but were they worthy of being crowned champion? After meeting the contestants, we've got our very own recap of last night's festivities below. (Click "Read More..." for our review of this year's Slam Dunk Contest.) Let's meet the contestants... Contestant #1: ...
Dwight Howard + Superman = Wow!
Published 2/17/2008 by chris at The Hoop and The Harm
In case you missed it……….. and even if you didn’t……….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp__vGs3fa8
Most creative dunk I’ve ever seen. I thought he would bring it, but that was ridiculous. I’ve been in a state of shock all night (and ...
02/17 Morning Minute: The Winner, and STILL Undefeated…
Published 2/17/2008 by Scott at WaitingForNextYear
Ohio’s most underrated athlete? While I admit that I am not the biggest boxing fan in the world, or probably even on my street, I did find myself at a local establishment last night to watch Youngstown, Ohio’s own Kelly Pavlik attempt to repeat what was considered a major upset a few months back: Beat Jermain Taylor. A bit of a bandwagoner, I would not even have known the entire story about Pavlik had it not been for the trusty Internet as well as my friend Dave; both of which made last night’s fight very entertaining.Of course, it also helps when thousands of people at an event in Las Vegas are chanting the name of the guy you want to win. ...
Moon Got Robbed
Published 2/17/2008 by Connor at Hoops Addict
I hate to be the buzz kill because everyone’s stoked about how the dunk contest played out last night, but I can’t get this bad taste out of my mouth. It’s driving me nuts that everyone is congratulating Dwight Howard on winning the dunk contest when the real winner should have been Jamario Moon. In fact, I’m still steamed that Moon didn’t make it to the finals and Gerald Green stole his place but that’s a whole other rant I won’t get into right now.
Everyone is loving the Superman Dunk but it’s nothing compared to Moon’s final dunk. Some will argue that Moon didn’t take off from beyond the tape marking, but Dwight didn’t ...
Thank you Dwight and Gerald!
Published 2/17/2008 by KJM at Blazer Talk
The FUN is back in the NBA. Dwight Howard's "Superman Dunk" has given the NBA a much needed boost of energy. With this one single moment, joy returned to the NBA. I'm so glad I was watching live! Let's not forget Gerald Green's "Birthday Cake Dunk". While not as funny, it also helped make the slam dunk contest return to center stage. Great job Gerald!
Singles and Doubles: The Cowboys offseason strategy
Published 2/17/2008 by Tuna Helper <info@bloggingtheboys.com> at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
Hit or miss. There are risky ideas that pay off. There are small moves that go unnoticed and pay off. There are risky ideas that don’t pay off. And everything in-between doesn’t count ‘cause nobody cares. Let’s look at this in Chappelle Show terms. Challenging Charlie Murphy to a game of basketball? A risky move that paid off for Prince. Punching Charlie Murphy in the face? Risky move that did not pay off for Rick James. Hit or miss. Signing Charles Haley. Risky move that paid off. Signing Ken Hamlin last year to a one-year contract. Small move that went largely unnoticed ...
Superman Dunks!
Published 2/18/2008 by withmalice at With Malice...
The NBA All-Star weekend’s Dunk Competition finally became relevant again - largely due to Gerald Green’s birthday cake, and Dwight Howard’s Superman impression.
Firstly, Green’s Birthday Cake dunk. Green’s team-mate Rashard McCants put a cupcake with a candle up on the back of the rim, and… well, ...
And Tell Jimmy Rollins He's Ugly Too!
Published 2/18/2008 by Metstradamus at The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus
"So, this year, tell Jimmy Rollins we are the team to beat." -Carlos Beltran, February 16thSo we're stealing quotes now. Wasn't enough we steal "Who Let The Dogs Out" and "Sweet Caroline". Now we're stealing guarantees. If you know me at all, you'll know that I applaud this. Good for Carlos Beltran. Enough blandness and vanilla wafer quotes. Go for the throat. Now he's the lightning rod, and you know that he's gotta know that even an off-handed quote to a bunch of reporters would make it's way towards the headlines ... because that's what quotes like that do. So good for him in his ...
All-Star Wrap-up: Superman Comes to New Orleans
Published 2/18/2008 by Chris at Intentional Foul
With one incredible display of athleticism, Dwight Howard put an indelible stamp on the NBA’s 2008 All-Star festivities from New Orleans. Howard’s Superman layup/dunk was just one of the examples of the talent on display during the weekend. Leading off the fun was Daniel Gibson and his eleven 3-pointers in the Rookie/Sophomore challenge. Gibson led the second-year players to another victory while winning MVP honors.
However, it appears there was some bad blood in Friday Night’s young ‘un showcase. And there was a TO appearance in the Celebrity All-Star ...
MW: All Star Weekend
Published 2/18/2008 by Brinson at Brahsome - Care To Get Nice?
Okay, I really have much more to say about the All Star game, including, but not limited to Dwight Howard’s arrival, Chris Paul continuing to be underrated, Deron Williams being the biggest snub of all, where the hell was Josh Smith all freaking weekend long, Jason Kapono is the Canadian ice man, among some other things. Instead, because I have a ton of work to do, I am going to pelter you with YouTubes from this weekend. But, if you are interested in reading, my colleague at FanHouse, Tom Ziller, has a spectacular column about what we can learn from All Star Weekend up right now, that you should absolutely check ...
Kenny Smith Confuses His John Williams Movie Theme Songs
Published 2/18/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
Great catch by Lozo at WDWGDAB?, and I missed this when it happened, but listen to Kenny Smith go crazy after the Dwight Howard dunk in this clip.... I think he starts out singing the Air Forece Song ("Off We Go, into the Wild Blue Yonder") and then it turns into the theme from "Indiana Jones". Whatever it was that wasn't the song from Superman. Oh yeah....that dunk was insane (and yes it WAS a dunk). I Have A Superb Idea to Finally Make the NHL Just as Popular as the Mighty NBA (Why Don't We Get Drunk And Blog?)
Orlando Magic News for February 18th - Post-All-Star Edition
Published 2/19/2008 by Ben Q Rock <info@thirdquartercollapse.com> at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
John Denton of Florida Today spoke to Otis Smith over the weekend. Here's some of what Otis said: If I can find a bigger body who can play, well then great. But it has to make sense for us because I'm not doing a deal just because some other teams are dealing. Denton believes the Seattle SuperSonics have made Kurt Thomas and Chris Wilcox available, but that Smith hasn't been able to put together an attractive enough package for them. My belief? Otis will make a deal before the deadline, even if it's a minor one. Carlos Arroyo will probably be the bait. Thanks to TexSUN for posting NBA ...
Chaiming In
Published 2/19/2008 by Chaim Witz at Thunder Matt's Saloon
-For the first time since the Taft Administration, I watched the NBA Slam Dunk contest over the weekend. Oddly enough, I enjoyed it. Dwight Howard's 'Superman Dunk' made me leap from the couch and scream 'Spud Webb!' I was about 3/4 of the way through a bottle of Pinot Noir at that point. Magic Johnson was one of the ...
Will You Be My Valentine, Dirk?
Published 2/19/2008 by Sturminator at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
It is Finished? …Devin on his way to New Jersey… Jason Kidd was excused Monday night from the New Jersey Nets' first practice after the All-Star break and is already scheduled to travel to Texas on Tuesday, according to sources deeply involved in the seemingly interminable Kidd trade talks. Nets president Rod Thorn, meanwhile, sent word to reporters in New Jersey through a team official that the Kidd-to-Dallas deal "appears to be a go." Those are the clearest signs yet that the Nets and the Dallas Mavericks, after a flurry of obstacles, will soon complete the second of two trades ...
Pistons Go For 11 Straight
Published 2/19/2008 by Natalie at Need4Sheed.com
The Pistons host The Orlando Magic tonight in their first game back from All Star weekend. Detroit is looking to extend their 10 game winning steak against the Slam Dunk Champion and the rest of his crew. I will not get into any silly Superman references, simply because I have heard them all and I'm hoping our very own super hero ...
A Dunk In Review
Published 2/19/2008 at Courtside
Syndicate this site Four-Point Play: Give Me Your All-Star Opinion | Main A Dunk In Review Posted by Jessica Smith on February 19, 2008 It is almost like a Royal Rumble wrestling match. You throw four men into the ring, and at the end there can only be one survivor. It comes down to three rounds of slams, hard hits, and in the end - one knockout punch. My favourite in this match was the giant that is Dwight Howard. Let’s take a look at how this battle went down: Round One: First Blood Jamario Moon - He finished with a score of 46, but was much more deserving of at least a 48. It was an explosive ...
Pistons/Bucks: Preview
Published 2/20/2008 by Alex <info@brewhoop.com> at Brew Hoop: Front Page Posts
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Tick Tock
Published 2/20/2008 by Andrew Katz at NBA Rumors - Trades - Free Agents - Basketball Olympics - Dime Magazine
T-minus 31 hours until the trade deadline expires at 3 PM ET Thursday. Until then, the Cavs seem to be doing everything in their power to acquire Kyle Lowry and Mike Miller from Memphis. ESPN Insider’s Chad Ford cites a player agent as describing another 8-player deal ...
Ball Out When It’s Fall Out?
Published 2/21/2008 by Rockabye at The Arena
I like this idea, the one putting the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers on an outdoor court. I like it a lot.
But then, I’m part of the generation that can recognize The Professor, Hot Sauce, AO, and the rest of the And 1 Streetball crew almost as readily as I can Carmelo, Kobe, AI, and the rest of the NBA. ...
