NewsTalk 1280 WGBF » dunk http://newstalk1280.com Sun, 19 May 2013 18:02:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Jacob Tucker Wins NCAA Slam Dunk Tournament http://newstalk1280.com/jacob-tucker-wins-ncaa-slam-dunk-tournament/ http://newstalk1280.com/jacob-tucker-wins-ncaa-slam-dunk-tournament/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:27:30 +0000 brad.bruner http://newstalk1280.com/?p=1566 Last month, a video of a Jacob Tucker pulling off a series of spectacular slam dunks became a viral hit. What made the video so striking is that Tucker, a guard for Division III school Illinois College, is white and under six-feet tall -- both traits that aren't typically associated with the dunk.

The purpose of the video was to convince the public to vote Turner into the NCAA's annual slam dunk contest. The public obliged, and on Thursday night, he justified their decision by winning it.

]]> http://newstalk1280.com/jacob-tucker-wins-ncaa-slam-dunk-tournament/feed/ 0 Youtube The Crazy Blake Griffin Dunk That Didn't Count and Others That Did [VIDEOS] http://newstalk1280.com/the-crazy-blake-griffin-dunk-that-didn%e2%80%99t-count-and-others-that-did-videos/ http://newstalk1280.com/the-crazy-blake-griffin-dunk-that-didn%e2%80%99t-count-and-others-that-did-videos/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:59:24 +0000 brad.bruner http://newstalk1280.com/?p=1384 Phoenix Suns' head coach Alvin Gentry labeled the dunk Los Angeles Clippers' rookie Blake Griffin threw down over Suns' center Marcin Gortat on Sunday as "impressive of a dunk as I have seen in the NBA in 23 years."

Unfortunately for Griffin, the dunk didn't count, since he was called for a charge.

After the jump, watch Griffin posterize Gortat. (Does it still count as posterization when you commit a foul on the play?) We've also included bonus videos of Griffin dunks that were actually worth two points.

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