In lacing up a lively history of the slam dunk, Mike Sileski digs into the social and racial implications of sports’ most ...

It didn’t count, but Ja still baptized Wemby If I may paraphrase and slightly alter the words of the late, great Biggie Smalls, “I live for the dunk; I’ll die for the dunk.” I’m doing so ...

The dunk later was repeated by Michael Jordan, among others. "The more the slam dunk resembles the actions of the mascots, it seems the more the crowd loves it," he said during All-Star weekend.