Dose anyone know who the first person ever to dunk the ball in the NBA was, it had to originate somewhere?
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First person to dunk it was wilt chamberlain.
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Best player is LBJ. The best dunker officially is Nate Robinson. But other than that...look at what VC has done. Thrown the ball of the shot clock in a game. People are scared to do that in a dunk compitition
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I hate to tell you this, but all of those players have made at least a shot from beyond the arc. Seeing as it would be hard to find anybody who didnt make "one shot from behind the arc", i think i will say  Wilt Chamberlain .
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Yh, 1 question: What has this got to do with Basketball??
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Dominique was the best 'in game' dunker of all time. His dunks were far more exciting to watch than Jordan's.\n\nShawn Kemp had a couple of good years, but never truly came close to Wilkins in the dunking department. \n\nKemp tried to take off from the foul line and dunk one year in the slam dunk contest...  he mis-timed his steps and by the time he took off, he was like 3 feet over the line... Kemp was a joke.
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Dr. James Naismith is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball. He was born in 1861 in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada. The concept of basketball was born from Naismith's school days in the area where he played a simple child's game known as duck-on-a-rock outside his one-room schoolhouse. The game involved attempting to knock a "duck" off the top of a large rock by tossing another rock at it. Naismith went on to attend McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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LeBron James\n\nNBA milestones\nJames owns numerous NBA "youngest player" records:\n\nYoungest player in NBA history and the first Cavalier to be named NBA Rookie of the Year, at 19 years of age. \nYoungest player in NBA history to record a triple-double in his career (20 years, 20 days), with 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists on January 19, 2005 vs. the Portland Trail Blazers. \nYoungest player in NBA history to score 50 points in one game (20 years, 80 days), with 56 points vs. the Toronto Raptors on March 20, 2005. \nYoungest player in NBA history to score 2000 points in a season and average 30 points per game in a season (2005-2006 season). \nYoungest player in NBA history to reach: \n1,000 points* \n2,000 points* \n3,000 points* \n4,000 points* \n5,000 points* \n6,000 points in his career (21 years, 89 days) set on March 29, 2006 vs. the Dallas Mavericks. \nYoungest player in NBA history to win an All-Star Game MVP (21 years, 55 days) \nYoungest player in NBA history to be named to the All-NBA first team (21 years, 138 days) \n[edit]\nPersonal records\nOne of only three players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his rookie season (joining Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan). \nOne of only five players in NBA history to average over 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a season (joining Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson and John Havlicek) \nOne of only four players in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a single season \nOne of only three players since 1970 to record nine straight games of scoring 35 or more points. \nOne of only three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in his playoff debut (joining Magic Johnson and Johnny McCarthy). \nThe first player to score more than 40 points in his first playoff road game, with 41 points in Game 3 of the 2006 NBA Playoffs.
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Arvidas Sabonis from Lithuania.\nBy the time he got to the NBA, he was on the downside of his career. Anyone who remembers seeing him when he was younger, playing in international competitions, remembers one of the great centers of all time. He could score from both inside and out, was a great low-post passer, and a dominating defender. Just a complete package.
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I can't believe nobody has mentioned Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem Abdul Jabbar.  Those guys could play . . but i'm going to have to go with Michael Jordan.  He dominated the sport, tried his hand at baseball THEN came back and dominated again!  Just think of the career stats he would've had if he played straight through . . wow.\n\nHonourable mention to Robertson, Chamberlain, Kareem, Magic, Russell . . .\n\n*ALSO - according to espn.com (they have a Top 10 Point Guards in History of NBA list) Robertson averaged a triple double during his first 5 seasons*
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History\n[edit]\nEarly basketball\nBasketball is unique in that it was invented by one person, rather than evolving from a different sport. In early December 1891, Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian-born physician of McGill University and minister on the faculty of a college for YMCA professionals (today, Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, sought a vigorous indoor game to keep young men occupied during the long New England winters. Legend has it that, after rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums, he wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto the 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track. In contrast with modern basketball nets, this peach basket retained its bottom. Therefore balls scored into the basket had to be poked out with a long dowel each time. Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith College when Senda Berenson, a physical education teacher, modified Naismith's rules for women. The first official basketball game was played in the YMCA gymnasium on January 20, 1892 with nine players, on a court just half the size of a present-day NBA court. "Basket ball", the name suggested by one of Naismith's students, was popular from the beginning.\n\nBasketball's early adherents were dispatched to YMCAs throughout the United States, and it quickly spread through the country. By 1896, it was well established at several women's colleges. While the YMCA was responsible for initially developing and spreading the game, within a decade it discouraged the new sport, as rough play and rowdy crowds began to detract from the YMCA's primary mission. However, other amateur sports clubs, colleges, and professional clubs quickly filled the void. In the years before World War I, the Amateur Athletic Union and the Intercollegiate Athletic Association (forerunner of the NCAA) vied for control over the rules for the game.\n\nBasketball was originally played with a soccer ball. The first balls made specifically for basketball were brown, and it was only in the late 1950s that Tony Hinkle, searching for a ball that would be more visible to players and spectators alike, introduced the orange ball that is now in common use.\n\nDribbling, the bouncing of the ball up and down while moving, was not part of the original game except for the "bounce pass" to teammates. Passing the ball was the primary means of ball movement. Dribbling was eventually introduced but limited by the asymmetric shape of early balls. Dribbling only became a major part of the game around the 1950s as manufacturing improved the ball shape.\n\nBasketball, netball, volleyball, and lacrosse are the only ball games which have been identified as being invented by North Americans.[citation needed] Other ball games, such as baseball and football, have British Commonwealth or European connections.\n\n\nCollege basketball and early leagues\n \nKent Benson of Indiana University Bloomington takes a hook shot.Naismith and Berenson were instrumental in establishing college basketball. Naismith coached at University of Kansas for six years before handing the reins to renowned coach Phog Allen. Naismith's disciple Amos Alonzo Stagg brought basketball to the University of Chicago, while Adolph Rupp, a student of Naismith's at Kansas, enjoyed great success as coach at the University of Kentucky. In 1892, University of California and Miss Head's School, played the first women's inter-institutional game. Berenson's freshmen played the sophomore class in the first women's collegiate basketball game at Smith College, March 21, 1893. The same year, Mount Holyoke and Sophie Newcomb College (coached by Clara Gregory Baer) women began playing basketball. By 1895, the game had spread to colleges across the country, including Wellesley, Vassar and Bryn Mawr. The first intercollegiate women's game was on April 4, 1896. Stanford women played Berkeley, 9-on-9, ending in a 2-1 Stanford
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Dr.James Naismith (born in Ontario Canada) invented the game of "basket ball".\n\nIt started with throwing balls into peach baskets. He was working in New England at the time (USA). \n\nHe was asked to come up with a game that would distract the students from the cold. He never made a fortune for his invention.\n\n\n\nCheck it out...
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The NBA started in 1947, but there were travelling teams well before this.  The pre-cursor to the NBA was an industrial league where company employees played against other companies -- these employees were paid extra for their jobs because they were representing and advertising for the company when they played well.  THis was the inspiration for the NBA.
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It was Juliues Erving or Dr J that made the famous move not Larry Bird. He did it in the Game 4 of the 1980 NBA Finals against the LA Lakers.\n\nThe famous Larry Bird shot is probably the one where he rebounds his own miss, switches the ball to his other hand while still in mid-air and lays it in. That was in Game 1 of the 1981 NBA Finals against the Rockets and was called the "greatest play I have ever seen" by former Boston coach Red Auerbach.
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dirk on defense OBVIOUSELY i mean ben wallace can dunk on anyone anytime its only a matter of him making free throws you watch dirk on defense everyone just runs around him or post him up or does  what they want to the guy!
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vince carter.and yea..the dunk over 'zo.air vince ..keep flyin..
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In early December 1891, Luther Gulick, chairman of the physical education department at the School for Christian Workers (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts, instructed physical education teacher James Naismith to invent a new game to entertain the school's athletes during the winter season. With an ordinary soccer ball, Naismith assembled his class of 18 young men, appointed captains of two nine-player teams, and introduced them to the game of Basket Ball (then two words). Naismith, who had outlined 13 original rules, dispatched the school janitor to find two boxes to be fastened to the balcony railing at opposite sides of the gymnasium, where they would serve as goals. The school janitor, however, only found two half-bushel peach baskets, and the game was played with these.\n\narchive articles \nf1938: Basketball \nf1939: Basketball \nf1940: Basketball \nf1941: Basketball \nf1942: Basketball \n74 items \n\nA  Early Developments \n\nMeadowlark Lemon The Harlem Globetrotters originated in Chicago, Illinois, in 1927. Members of the Globetrotters, professional athletes that specialize in tricky moves and hilarious slapstick, have entertained basketball fans around the world since the team’s inception. Meadowlark Lemon, shown here, was a popular team leader.LDE/Archive Photos  \n \nThe soccer ball and the peach basket soon gave way to specialized equipment. For example, in the early days the peach baskets were closed at the bottom, meaning that someone had to climb on a ladder to retrieve the ball after a made basket. The peach basket was later replaced by a metal rim with a net hanging below, and in 1906 people began opening the netting to let the ball fall through. The first basketballs were made from panels of leather stitched together with a rubber bladder inside. A cloth lining was added to the leather for support and uniformity. The molded basketball, introduced in about 1942, was a significant advancement for the sport. The molded ball, a factory-made ball that had a constant size and shape, offered better reaction and durability, making play more consistent and the development of individual skills easier. In Naismith's original 13 rules, the ball could be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but it could not be dribbled because players could not move with the ball. Beginning in 1910 a player could dribble the ball, but could not shoot after dribbling. It was not until 1916, following heated debate, that players were allowed to shoot after dribbling.\n\ndynamic timeline \nBasketball Invented \n \n \n\nThroughout basketball's history, no part of the game has been more monitored than the act of fouling an opponent. In basketball's early days, a player's second foul would mean removal from the game until the next field goal was made. If a team committed three consecutive fouls, the opposition would be awarded a field goal. Beginning in 1894 players were given a free throw when fouled. Beginning in 1908 players who committed five fouls were disqualified from the game. Based on the severity of the foul, the rules were soon amended so that players were awarded either two shots or one shot plus a bonus shot, which was attempted only if the first shot was made. The rules also determined that an offensive player could commit a foul by playing too aggressively.\n\n It was not until 1916, following heated debate, that players were allowed to shoot after dribbling. \n\nIn 1892 Lithuanian-born physical education teacher Senda Berenson Abbott introduced basketball to women, at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Because it was believed that Naismith’s version of the game could be too physically demanding for women, Berenson Abbott made the following changes to the game: The court was divided into three equal sections, with players required to stay in an assigned area; players were prohibited from snatching or batting the ball from the hands of another player; and players we
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1) Earl Lloyd, first to "play".  October 31, 1950, Earl Lloyd was the first African-American to play in an NBA game. Lloyd played one day before Chuck Cooper because of the schedule. http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/424/First_Black_plays_in_NBA\nhttp://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/1523/Earl_Lloyd_one_of_the_1st_Black_NBA_players\n\n2) Chuck Cooper, first "drafted" out of college. On April 25, 1950, the Boston Celtics selected 6-foot-6-inch Chuck Cooper of Duquesne University in the second round, making Cooper the first black player to be drafted in the NBA. http://www.hoophall.com/exhibits/freedom_nba.htm\n\n3) I've found conflicting information for the first african-american to sign an NBA contract.\n\nNat Clifton was the first to sign an NBA contract (with New York). http://www.ringsurf.com/info/Sports/Basketball/NBA/NBA_History/NBA_-_A_Growing_League/\n\nHarold Hunter, first to "sign an NBA contract", out of North Carolina College (never played in the NBA, was cut during pre-season). http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04032/268055.stm